Amazon Delivery Driver Smart Glasses Will Snap Pictures of... Everything?
Amazon says the glasses will guide drivers to drop-offs and feed its mapping system, while a pilot has already logged more than 275,000 deliveries.
- Amazon is deploying AI-powered smart glasses to delivery drivers, capturing still images continuously while on foot. The company aims to outfit 5,000 drivers by year-end and more than 20,000 by 2027.
- According to Viraj Chatterjee, Amazon executive running the rollout, the glasses track driver shifts to ensure "quicker, more reliable deliveries" and provide hands-free guidance. Chatterjee stated the intent is to enhance delivery operations, not surveillance.
- Bloomberg reports the glasses could take "several thousand captures in a single driver's typical shift," uploaded to Amazon's Wellspring platform. The company claims systems blur faces and license plates before human review.
- Customers have no way to opt out, view, or request deletion of captured images. Amazon confirmed "images from the smart glasses could be obtained with a warrant," but would not specify storage duration.
- More than 275,000 deliveries have used the glasses in the pilot program, though one driver called the technology "definitely a dystopian move." Amazon spokesperson Leigh Anne Gullett stated participation is voluntary for drivers.
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