Amazon has simply revealed these “Amelia” glasses to the world — with a built-in show and an always-on digicam to help drivers as they go.
They can assist drivers discover the fitting packages inside their supply vans, give them flip by flip instructions to the fitting deal with, and take a hands-free photograph of a profitable supply as an alternative of needing them to whip out a cellphone. (Ever had an Amazon driver inform you “please don’t take your bundle but, I’ve to take a pic first?”)
“If there are hazards, or a have to navigate advanced environments like house buildings, the glasses will information [drivers] safely to their vacation spot,” Amazon claims, displaying off mocked-up video clips of what drivers ought to see as they work.
As you may see within the photograph beneath, the glasses aren’t standalone — they’re paired with a vest that accommodates a swappable battery, and a button the driving force can press to take a photograph of every profitable supply.
There appears to be a dial surrounding that button as effectively, and Amazon writes that the controller additionally has a devoted emergency button to name for assist. Amazon hasn’t mentioned which sensors are contained in the glasses, however pictures recommend they could have two cameras: one centered above the nostril, and one above the temple.
Amazon additionally says the glasses have transition lenses — they’ll tint stronger in daylight, and get clearer with out — and help prescription lenses as effectively.
Whereas the corporate isn’t saying precisely when or the place the glasses would possibly roll out, the corporate says tons of of drivers have already examined early variations of the tech, and that it needs to place extra AI options inside.
“We anticipate future variations of the glasses will present real-time defect detection, the place the glasses can assist notify drivers in the event that they’ve mistakenly dropped a bundle at a buyer doorstep that doesn’t correspond with the home or house quantity on the bundle, detect hazards like low mild and modify the lenses, notify that there’s a pet within the yard, and extra,” writes Amazon.
The frames don’t appear significantly thick in these pictures Amazon has launched, however — like the Meta Show and different glasses with built-in screens — they don’t appear fairly on the stage of client eyewear simply but.
The Data reported in September that Amazon’s glasses-with-a-screen for customers, codename “Jayhawk”, would possibly launch for customers in 2026 or 2027. Reuters, which initially reported on the glasses for supply drivers wrote that these had been codename “Amelia,” and certainly a few of Amazon’s pictures right now have the phrase “Amelia” of their filename.
Unsurprisingly, Amazon’s weblog put up doesn’t talk about any attainable moral considerations that staff or prospects might need as these glasses monitor the “final mile” of the supply course of.