亞馬遜配送無人機在英國開始測試飛行

Amazon has begun test flights of its delivery drones in the UK, marking an important step toward launching an airborne delivery service later this year. The tech giant announced that 'a limited number of flights' had been launched from its base in Darlington, though it clarified that customer deliveries have not yet begun.

亞馬遜已在英國開始其配送無人機的測試飛行，這標誌著今年晚些時候推出空中配送服務的重要一步。這家科技巨頭宣佈已從其達靈頓基地發射了'少量航班'，但澄清說客戶配送尚未開始。

Once operational, the service will allow eligible customers in Darlington to receive packages weighing under five pounds within two hours. Amazon will use its most advanced drone, the MK30, which features sophisticated obstacle-avoidance technology designed to ensure 'the safety of people, pets and property.'

一旦投入運營，該服務將允許達靈頓的符合條件的客戶在兩小時內收到重量不超過五磅的包裹。亞馬遜將使用其最先進的無人機MK30，該機配備複雜的避障技術，旨在確保'人員、寵物和財產的安全'。

The drones are equipped with cameras that can detect obstacles like clotheslines or trampolines—items that might not appear on satellite maps. These same cameras continuously monitor surrounding airspace during flight, determining whether evasive action is needed to avoid other aircraft entering the drone's path.

這些無人機配備了可以檢測晾衣繩或蹦床等障礙物的攝像頭——這些物品可能不會出現在衛星地圖上。同樣的攝像頭在飛行過程中持續監控周圍空域，判斷是否需要採取規避行動以避開進入無人機航線的其他飛行器。

The perception technology relies on sophisticated machine learning models trained to recognize various objects including people, animals, physical barriers, and other airborne vehicles. David Carbon, Amazon's vice president of Prime Air, emphasized that the devices are designed to operate 'quietly and efficiently' with safety as a 'top priority.'

感知技術依賴於經過訓練的複雜機器學習模型，可以識別各種物體，包括人、動物、物理障礙物和其他飛行器。亞馬遜Prime Air副總裁戴維·卡本強調，這些裝置的設計目標是'安靜高效'執行，安全是'首要任務'。

重點詞彙

• test flight (n.phr.)：測試飛行
• airborne (adj.)：空中的，飛行中的
• clarify (v.)：澄清，闡明
• operational (adj.)：可執行的，投入使用的
• eligible (adj.)：有資格的，符合條件的
• obstacle-avoidance (n.)：避障（技術）
• detect (v.)：檢測，發現
• airspace (n.)：空域
• evasive action (n.phr.)：規避動作
• perception (n.)：感知
• machine learning (n.phr.)：機器學習
• top priority (n.phr.)：首要任務

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