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Amazon Prime Air

Amazon Prime Air

Amazon Prime Air is a logistics service that uses autonomous drones to deliver packages directly to customers within 30 minutes

Hardware·Launched Dec 2013·0 upvotes·amazon.com
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ALIVEverified Aug 27, 2026 · HTTP 202
CohortClass of 2013

What it is

Amazon Prime Air is a logistics service that uses autonomous drones to deliver packages directly to customers within 30 minutes. The system represents Amazon's investment in last-mile delivery automation, reducing delivery times and operational costs through unmanned aerial vehicles.

HTTP liveness

34 probes since Jun 16
Jun 16Aug 27
AliveHard-dead (404/5xx/parked)RedirectedUnverified (timeout/DNS/block)

Observed events

probes · press · GitHub
  1. Jun 16, 2026
    First probe — live
    Alive · 200 OK

Funding history

2 rounds
Total raised
$14.5B
Latest valuation
Stage
public
Acquired
Feb 2018
investors undisclosed
$839.0M
source
Acquired
Jun 2017
investors undisclosed
$13.7B
source
Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.

Moat

None apparent

Amazon Prime Air, as described, is a hardware‑based logistics service that uses autonomous drones to deliver packages within 30 minutes. The dossier provides no indication of a durable competitive advantage such as network effects, proprietary data accumulation, unique IP, brand‑driven preference, privileged distribution channels, or cost‑scale benefits. Consequently, there is no observable moat that would protect the service from rivals who could replicate the drone delivery model given comparable hardware and subscription capabilities.

The assessment relies on the product description stating a drone delivery service, the tags showing a hardware deployment and subscription business model, and the observed liveness confirming the product is active. No comparable entries or press items reference any defensibility mechanism, and the tags do not suggest data, IP, or distribution advantages.

Because the dossier lacks evidence of any moat, the product is vulnerable to competition from other hardware‑focused logistics providers, regulatory changes affecting drone operations, or alternative last‑mile delivery innovations that could erode any perceived advantage.

  • descriptionAmazon Prime Air is a logistics service using autonomous drones for 30‑minute deliveries
  • tagsThe product is categorized under hardware deployment and a subscription SaaS business model
  • descriptionNo evidence of network effects, proprietary data, IP, brand, or distribution advantages is present in the dossier
  • livenessProduct is observed as alive as of 2026‑07‑23
0.45 confidence · grounded in 4 sources
Grounded analysis from catalog data, tags, and liveness · Jul 2026

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Pulse Indexobserved activity
34 probes0 pressGitHub –Tranco –

Not enough observed signals for a Pulse Index (needs 2+ signal families).

Cohort survival · Class of 2013weekly

453 products launched in 2013 · 96% still active

437 active16 sunset
Still active
96%
Median lifespan
4.9y