Amazon's delivery drones will track you from your smartphone
Amazon's patent has been published by the US Patent and Trademark Office. It says that the drones will track the location of the person they're delivering to by pulling in data from their smartphone. Creepy? A bit. But if it means it knows you've popped out to the shops, that will give it an edge over a regular human courier. The drones will also talk to each other about the weather and traffic conditions. But not what happened on Strictly last night. The US Patent and Trademark Office approved the idea when Amazon proposed it back in September 2014. Now the e-tail giant has to convince the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to approve widespread commercial use of drones. There are also plenty of technical obstacles to overcome – how will it discern between flats, for example? You'll be able to specify where the drone should deliver – options include 'bring it to me', 'bring it to my home' or even 'bring it to my boat'. Which shows ...