Amazon reportedly wants drivers to wear AR glasses to function properly until robots take over

Amazon is reportedly making smart glasses for its drivers, . These glasses are designed to cut “seconds” off each delivery for, well, producing anything. Sources say she is an extension and is known by the internal code Amelia.

These seconds will be shaved in several ways. First, these mirrors are reported to include an embedded display that guides transport drivers in and out of buildings. It is said that they will also give drivers “turn by turn” instructions while driving. Finally, wearing AR glasses means drivers won’t have to carry a handheld GPS device. You know what that means. They will be able to carry more packages at once. A real mitzvah.

I’m crazy, and with good reason, but there could be real benefit here. I’ve been a delivery driver before and most of the time it’s a huge time sink navigating the labyrinthine buildings like a lost puppy. I had no problem with the machine telling me where the elevator was. However, I would hate to be forced to wear heavy AR glasses to make that happen.

To that end, sources tell us Reuters that this project is not a complete guarantee. Glasses may be shelved if they do not fulfill the initial promise or if they are too expensive to produce. Even if things go well, it will be years before Amazon drivers are mandated to wear glasses. The company is reportedly struggling to put together a battery that can last 8 hours and plan a design that doesn’t cause fatigue during use. There is also the matter of gathering all the building and neighborhood information, which is no small feat.

Amazon said Reuters that it “continues to innovate to create an even safer and better delivery experience for drivers” but declined to comment on the availability of these AR glasses. “Otherwise we don’t comment on our app,” the spokesperson said.

Echo Frames have become a major controversy for Amazon. The same report indicates that the company has sold only 10,000 since last year.