Amazon was announced on Wednesday that it is developing smart glasses with artificial intelligence for delivery drivers. The idea behind the glasses is to give delivery drivers a hands-free experience that reduces the need to keep searching between their phone, the package they’re delivering and their surroundings.
The e-commerce giant says the glasses will allow delivery drivers to scan packages, follow turn-by-turn walking directions and capture proof of delivery, all without using their phones. The glasses use AI and computer vision detection capabilities alongside cameras to create a display that includes things like hazards and delivery tasks.
Amazon likely hopes the new glasses will cut the time of each delivery by providing delivery drivers with detailed instructions and information about hazards right in their field of vision.
When a driver parks at a delivery location, Amazon says the glasses are automatically activated. The glasses help the driver locate the package inside the vehicle and then navigate to the delivery address. The glasses can provide easy directions to places like multi-unit apartment complexes and business locations.
The glasses are combined with a controller worn on the delivery vest that contains operating controls, a replaceable battery and a dedicated emergency button.
Amazon notes that the glasses also support prescription lenses and transition lenses that automatically adjust to light.
The retailer is currently testing the glasses with delivery drivers in North America and plans to refine the technology before a wider rollout.
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The announcement is not a surprise as well Reuters reported last year when Amazon was working on smart glasses.
In the future, Amazon says the glasses will be able to provide drivers with “real-time defect detection” that could alert them if they accidentally drop off a package at the wrong address. The glasses will also be able to detect pets in yards and automatically adjust to hazards such as low-light conditions.
Also Wednesday, Amazon unveiled a new robotic arm called “Blue Jay” that can work alongside warehouse workers to pick items from shelves and sort them. In addition, the tech giant announced a new artificial intelligence tool called Eluna that will help provide operational intelligence to Amazon’s warehouses.
