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divdiv class=postBody txtWrap section=txt readability=19div class=cnet-image-div image-LARGE2 float-none readability=1img class=cnet-image src=http://asset3.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim2/2013/12/01/60_1130_Rose_610x343.jpg alt=Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shows Charlie Rose prototypes of the delivery drones. width=610 height=343/p class=image-captionAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos shows CBS' Charlie Rose prototypes of the delivery drones./pspan class=image-credit(Credit:CBS)/span/divpAmazon is testing a delivery service that uses drones to deliver packages within 30 minutes of an order being placed./ppDubbed Amazon PrimeAir, the service uses 8-propeller drones about the size of a remote-controlled airplane to transport shoe-box-size plastic bins from fulfillment centers to customers' homes. The service, which still requires more testing and clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration, could take to the skies as soon as four to five years, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told Charlie Rose during an interview Sunday on 60 Minutes./p!--pagebreak--pThe completely unmanned aerial vehicles rely on GPS to deliver their cargo, Bezos explained during the segment (see below), which included an Amazon film of the drones in action./ppI know this looks like science fiction -- it's not, Bezos said./ppIn fact, aerial drones a href=/8301-11386_3-57601531-76/drones-in-china-deliver-packages-even-a-birthday-cake/already deliver packages in China/a, and a textbook rental start-up in Australia a href=/8301-17938_105-57607812-1/australian-textbook-delivery-care-of-drones/will deliver its packages by drone/a to Sydney customers starting next spring. /pp Amazon said in an a href=http://www.amazon.com/b?node=8037720011FAQ/a that the FAA is working on creating rules governing use of unmanned aerial vehicles./ppOne day, Prime Air vehicles will be as normal as seeing mail trucks on the road today, the company FAQ said, noting that safety was a key concern. Our vehicles will be built with multiple redundancies and designed to commercial aviation standards. /ppembed src=http://www.cbsnews.com/common/video/cbsnews_player.swf scale=noscale salign=lt type=application/x-shockwave-flash background=#000000 width=620 height=349 allowfullscreen=true allowscriptaccess=always flashvars=type=embedamp;si=254amp;pid=fY2cQBTRQRdg amp;url=http://www.cbsnews.com/test /gt; lt;/divgt;lt;!-- /div section --gt; lt;footergt; lt;!--[if lt IE 9]gt; lt;noscriptgt;lt;divgt;lt;/noscriptgt; lt;![endif]--gt; lt;asidegt; lt;/asidegt; lt;!--[if lt IE 9]gt; lt;noscriptgt;lt;/divgt;lt;/noscriptgt; lt;![endif]--gt; lt;div section= tags= class=tagsWrap//p/div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center