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Online services company Amazon recently announced that customers in Lockeford, California in the United States would be among the first to receive drone deliveries later this year.
在線服務公司亞馬遜最近宣布，今年晚些時候，美國加利福尼亞州洛克福德的客戶將成為首批接受無人機送貨服務的客戶之一。
This would be the first time Amazon makes drone deliveries available to the public.
這將是亞馬遜首次向公眾提供無人機送貨服務。
The move follows other drone delivery programs tested by companies such as Walmart, the United Parcel Service and FedEx.
在此之前，沃爾瑪、美國聯合包裹運送服務公司和聯邦快遞等公司也測試了無人機送貨計劃。
Amazon said it was working with Federal Aviation Administration and city officials for permits.
亞馬遜表示，它正在與聯邦航空管理局和市政府官員合作，以獲得許可。
The drones will have the ability to fly beyond-line-of-sight.
無人機將能夠在視線之外飛行。
That means they can operate beyond the normal sight of the drone pilot.
這意味著它們可以在無人機飛行員的正常視野范圍之外飛行。
The drones will be programmed to drop deliveries at the homes of customers in Lockeford.
他們將會給無人機編程讓其在洛克福德的客戶家中投遞貨物。
The town has a population of about 4,000 people.
這個小鎮大約有4000人。
Amazon has been working toward drone delivery for years, but it has been slowed by regulatory issues.
多年來，亞馬遜一直致力于無人機送貨項目，但由于監管問題，該項目一直進展緩慢。
Back in December 2013, the company's chief and founder Jeff Bezos said that drones would be flying purchases to people's homes within five years.
早在2013年12月，該公司首席執行官兼創始人杰夫·貝索斯就表示，在五年內，無人機將會把人們購買的商品空運到他們的家中。
In 2019, Amazon produced self-piloting drones that are fully electric and can carry about 2.2 kilograms of goods.
2019年，亞馬遜生產了純電動的自動駕駛無人機，可以攜帶約2.2公斤的商品。
The drones are designed to deliver goods within 30 minutes of purchase by dropping them in a customer's backyard.
他們設定無人機在客戶下單后30分鐘內將商品送到客戶的后院。
Amazon made its first delivery by drone in Britain in 2016.
2016年，亞馬遜在英國首次使用無人機送貨。
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