Amazon making smart glasses for drivers, aimed at making deliveries faster

Nov 12

Jack Aylmer Anchor

By Jack Aylmer (Anchor), Jodie Hawkins (Senior Video Producer ), Bast Bramhall (Video Editor)

Could a special pair of glasses for delivery drivers be the key to making sure your Amazon packages are always delivered on time? Amazon is developing smart glasses that would give drivers turn-by-turn navigation on a small embedded screen along their routes to make deliveries happen faster.

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The glasses are being modeled off Amazon’s Echo Frames that are on the market now with audio only.

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It’s not clear how closely the delivery drivers’ glasses would mirror Amazon’s Echo Frames, but not everyone who’s tried the current glasses is leaving rave reviews.

“These don’t have nose pads which means I’m sure you’re noticing as we’re going I’m having to push up the glasses constantly,” one reviewer said on YouTube.

Amazon only sold about 10,000 of the latest Echo Frames, while Ray-Ban’s Meta glasses are having huge success. The Ray-Ban model is the company’s best-seller in 60% of Ray-Ban stores worldwide.

Sources told Reuters could take Amazon years to perfect the smart glasses for drivers.

Tags: amazon, Amazon Alexa, Amazon Prime, Meta, Technology

COULD A SPECIAL PAIR OF GLASSES FOR DELIVERY DRIVERS BE THE KEY TO MAKING SURE YOUR AMAZON PACKAGES ARE ALWAYS DELIVERED ON TIME?

AMAZON IS DEVELOPING SMART-GLASSES THAT WOULD GIVE DRIVERS TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION ON A SMALL EMBEDDED SCREEN ALONG THEIR ROUTES TO MAKE DELIVERIES HAPPEN FASTER.

THEY’RE BEING MODELED OFF AMAZON’S ECHO FRAMES THAT ARE ON THE MARKET NOW WITH AUDIO ONLY.

IT’S NOT CLEAR HOW CLOSELY THE DELIVERY DRIVERS’ GLASSES WOULD MIRROR AMAZON’S ECHO FRAMES – BUT, NOT EVERYONE WHO’S TRIED THE CURRENT GLASSES IS LEAVING RAVE REVIEWS

these dont have nose pads which means I’m sure you’re noticing as we’re going I’m having to push up the glasses constantly

also with the smarts on the inside.. I don’t need Alex on my face all the time

THE LATEST ECHO FRAMES SOLD ONLY 10-THOUSAND UNITS, WHILE RAY-BAN’S META GLASSES ARE HAVING HUGE SUCCESS WITH THE PRODUCT BEING THE COMPANY’S BEST-SELLER IN 60 PERCENT OF RAY-BAN STORES WORLDWIDE.

SOURCES SAY IT COULD TAKE AMAZON *YEARS* TO PERFECT THE SMART GLASSES FOR DRIVERS.

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