Amazon’s AI-Enhanced Delivery Glasses Offer a Hands-Free Fix for the Last-Mile Grind

Amazon’s delivery drivers have long been the backbone of the company, but now they’re finally getting some long overdue recognition – and some cutting-edge tech to boot. They’ve been given prototype smartglasses called Amelia to test out on real-world routes across North America. Over a dozen delivery partners and hundreds of drivers have already been putting the glasses through their paces in all sorts of scenarios.

When you put on the Amelia’s, they feel pretty comfortable on your face – mostly thanks to a vest mounted controller that does all the heavy lifting while the battery box and controls from the vest hang loose in your pocket. And that’s not all its carrying – the box also has an emergency button in case things go wrong. To keep the thing running all day you can swap the battery mid-shift, and the prescription or coloured lenses you clip in will fit beautifully thanks to the adjustable design. Two front-facing cameras transmit data straight into the heads-up display on the lenses, which shows you the important info without getting in the way of what you’re actually looking at. When you stop the van for a moment, the glasses instantly wake up with all the details you need to see at a glance – address, package count, and any customer notes right in your line of sight.

Finding the right package in the jumbled mess of a delivery van is a snap using the auto-scan. The display keeps you up to date on matches as you go and lets you know with a checkmark when you’ve found the right package – no more frantically searching through boxes while the clock keeps ticking. When you’re done, just press a button on the vest controller and the front cameras will snap a photo of the box on the doorstep, along with the time and date – all of it gets shipped straight off to HQ. And the numbers back up the reality of how much of a game-changer these things are – Amazon claims the glasses save drivers about 30 minutes on every 8-10 hour shift by cutting down on back and forth between checking gadgets and getting on with the real work. And just to be clear, drivers have complete control over whether the cameras and mics are on or off – just flip a switch on the joystick to toggle ’em.


In the next version, drivers get real time alerts if the wrong box gets left on the wrong doorstep – they’ll be cross-checking numbers on the fly. And that’s not all – pet alarms will kick in if some furry critter is lurking in the shadows, while low-light mode will tweak the image to get a better look on a dark porch.