The Amazon Prime Air drones would pick up items from Amazon's distribution centres and fly them to customer's homes.
Amazon.com is testing delivery packages using drones, CEO Jeff Bezos said Sunday on the CBS television program 60 Minutes.
Bezos said the drones, unmanned vehicles that fly through the air, could deliver packages that weigh up to five pounds (2.3 kg). That represents roughly 86 per cent of packages that Amazon delivers, he said.
The drones (octocopters) are part of what the company calls 'Amazon Prime Air' and the aim is to be able to deliver packages to recipients in under half an hour.
The drones, which would pick up items from Amazon's distribution centres and fly them to customer's homes, probably won't be put into use for four or five years, Bezos said.
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