Amazon has finally officially showcased the smart glasses they have developed for delivery couriers named Amelia.
These smart glasses are named Amelia and have an integrated screen with an always-on camera to help couriers deliver packages to consumers' homes.
In a report by The Verge on Thursday, Amelia can help package couriers find the right items in delivery vans to deliver to consumers.
Additionally, couriers can also utilize directional navigation, get turn-by-turn directions to the correct address, and take photos of successful deliveries without needing to do so via smartphone.
"If there is a hazard, or a need to navigate a complex environment like an apartment building, the glasses will guide [the driver] safely to their destination," Amazon claims.
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These smart glasses do not stand alone as they need to be paired with a vest containing replaceable batteries, as well as a button that the courier must press to take a photo of each delivery that reaches the consumer.
There also appears to be a rotary dial around the button for shooting, Amazon explains that the controller is a special emergency button for calling for help.
Amazon hasn't mentioned what sensors are inside the glasses, but images suggest there may be two cameras: one in the center of the top of the nose, and one above the temple.
A look at Amazon's Amelia smart glasses for package couriers, which feature transition lenses.
Amazon also says the glasses have transition lenses — the tint will be more intense in sunlight, and clearer without it — and support prescription lenses.
While it didn't specify when or where the glasses would launch, Amazon said hundreds of drivers have been testing early versions of the glasses and is looking to incorporate more AI features into them.
"We anticipate future versions of the glasses will include real-time defect detection, which could help alert a courier if they accidentally drop a package at a customer's door that doesn't match the house or apartment number on the package, detect hazards like low light and adjust the lenses accordingly, alert if there are pets in the yard, and more," Amazon wrote.
