Smart Glasses: "Amazon developing driver eyeglasses to shave seconds off deliveries, sources say" (AMZN)

From Reuters, November 11:

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• Glasses could be shelved if they do not work as envisioned
• Amazon faces challenges with battery life and data gathering
• Convincing thousands of drivers to use glasses may be difficult

Amazon is developing smart eyeglasses for its delivery drivers to guide them to, around and within buildings, as it tries to smooth the final stretch of an order's journey to a customer's home, five people familiar with the matter said.

If successful, the glasses would provide drivers with turn-by-turn navigation on a small embedded screen, along their routes and at each stop, according to the people, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity because the project is not public.

 

Such directions could shave valuable seconds off each delivery by providing left or right directions off elevators and around obstacles such as gates or aggressive dogs.

 

With millions of packages delivered daily, seconds add up. The glasses would also free drivers from using handheld Global Positioning System devices, allowing them to carry more packages....

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