{"id":39500,"date":"2025-10-23T02:09:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T02:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=39500"},"modified":"2025-10-23T02:09:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T02:09:49","slug":"c0rpzrrgqvloat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/23\/c0rpzrrgqvloat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon unveils prototype AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Amazon has unveiled a prototype of artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses designed to be used by its delivery drivers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The &#8220;Amelia&#8221; glasses include a camera and built-in display, and pairs with a waistcoat with a button drivers can press to take photos of deliveries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;We&#8217;re testing it at a number of locations with over a dozen delivery service partners and hundreds of drivers across the country,&#8221; said Beryl Tomay, Amazon&#8217;s vice president of Transportation, at a launch event in Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Amazon is the latest US tech giant to enter an increasingly crowded field of firms experimenting with wearables, but for now it is a product meant for drivers, not customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Although Amazon is still experimenting with the product, it plans to eventually make the smart glasses available to drivers first in North America, then globally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Ms Tomay said that drivers &#8220;have been doing real deliveries with these&#8221; to customers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;We custom designed it for that use case,&#8221; she added. &#8220;There&#8217;s a very specific application here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">When asked by the BBC if the Amelia smart glasses might be marketed to consumers at some point in the future, Ms Tomay did not rule out the possibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Instagram and Facebook-owner Meta has also experimented with smart glasses in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">At its Meta Connect conference last month, the company unveiled a range of smart glasses powered by its Meta AI technology, including a pair of Ray-Bans with a built-in display.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Unlike Amazon, Meta&#8217;s smart glasses target the mainstream consumer products market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Meta presented the hardware as a technology that allows users to remain more engaged in the real world compared to smartphones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">For Amazon, the Amelia smart glasses could augment efficiency in the &#8220;last mile&#8221; of its delivery network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Ms Tomay said the smart glasses can detect when they are in a moving vehicle, which prompts them to automatically shut off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;From a safety perspective, we thought that was important. No distractions,&#8221; Ms Tomay told a group of reporters at an event in California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Ms Tomay estimated that the glasses could create up to 30 minutes in efficiencies per 8- to 10-hour shift by minimising repetitive tasks and helping drivers to quickly locate packages in their vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The smart glasses also include a hardware switch on the controller that lets the driver turn off the glasses and all of its sensors, including the camera and microphone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Drivers &#8220;can choose to keep it off,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Amazon #unveils #prototype #smart #glasses #delivery #drivers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon has unveiled a prototype of artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses designed to be used by its delivery drivers. 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