Amazon Air makes first delivery by DRONE 13 MINUTES after it was ordered

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos introduced agency accomplished first drone supply in Cambridge on December 7
Amazon Air debut took simply 13 minutes from order to supply vacation spot, with drone travelling at 400ft
Drones will solely be used throughout daylight and in sunny situations with ice or rain grounding them
Amazon Air is launched amid security issues with variety of near-misses involving plane and drone pilots

By Alex Matthews For Mailonline

Printed: 10:14 EST, 14 December 2016 | Up to date: 10:42 EST, 14 December 2016

Amazon Air has made its first supply by drone and dropped off a bundle in simply 13 minutes.

The expertise large's founder Jeff Bezos confirmed the supply in a tweet earlier immediately and posted a video of the drone's debut, the place it dropped off an Amazon Hearth TV field and a bag of popcorn to a buyer in Cambridge.

He wrote: 'First-ever AmazonPrimeAir buyer supply is within the books. 13 min - click on to supply.'

Amazon Air launched on December 7 and delivered a bundle to a buyer in Cambridge in simply 13 minutes

Amazon mentioned a brand new personal trial will now ship packages as much as 5 kilos in weight in 30 minutes or much less utilizing the drones

Within the quick clip the drone was launched off a mechanised monitor from its Prime Air Achievement Centre in Cambridge, earlier than hovering to an altitude of 400ft to ship the bundle.

Amazon mentioned a brand new personal trial will now ship packages as much as 5 kilos in weight in 30 minutes or much less utilizing the drones, which it started testing within the UK earlier this yr.

The agency has not commented additional on the place or to whom the trial will likely be accessible.

Questions over the secure use of drones stay, nonetheless, with quite a few near-misses involving industrial plane and beginner drone pilots reported this yr.

Amazon has proposed utilizing its crafts in 'segregated blocks of airspace beneath 500 toes and away from most manned aviation operations'.

A video tweeted by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos confirmed the journey the bundle took with the brand new Amazon Air service

The drone was launched on a mechanised monitor at its Prime Air Fullfillment Centre (pictured) earlier than reaching an altitude of 400ft

Amazon Air is launched amid security issues - with quite a few near-misses involving industrial plane and beginner drone pilots reported this yr

Amazon has proposed utilizing its crafts in 'segregated blocks of airspace beneath 500 toes and away from most manned aviation operations'

Amazon additionally mentioned its drones will use 'sense and keep away from' expertise and information will likely be constantly gathered all through the trial to make enhancements, calling security its 'prime precedence'.

The corporate added that the present trial was solely permitted to function throughout sunlight hours with low winds and good visibility, and never in rain, snow or icy situations.