Here are Amazon’s smart delivery glasses that guide drivers and scan packages

They can help drivers find the right packages in their delivery van, give them step-by-step directions to the right address, and take a hands-free photo of a successful delivery instead of having to pull out a phone. (Has an Amazon driver ever said to you, “Please don’t pick up your package yet, I need to take a photo first?”)

“If there are dangers or it is necessary to navigate complex environments like apartment buildings, the glasses will guide you [drivers] to their destination safely,” Amazon claims, showing mock-up video clips of what drivers should see while they work.

As you can see in the photo below, the glasses are not self-contained: they are paired with a vest containing a replaceable battery and a button that the driver can press to take a photo of each successful delivery.

There also appears to be a dial around this button, and Amazon writes that the controller also has a dedicated emergency button for calling for help. Amazon hasn’t specified which sensors are inside the glasses, but images suggest they could have two cameras: one centered above the nose and one above the temple.

Amazon also says the glasses have transition lenses – they will tint more heavily in the sun and become lighter without – and support prescription lenses.

While the company doesn’t say exactly when or where the glasses might be deployed, the company says hundreds of drivers have already tested early versions of the technology and it wants to integrate more AI features into it.

“We anticipate that future versions of the glasses will provide real-time defect detection, where the glasses can help warn drivers if they have mistakenly dropped off a package at a customer’s door that does not match the house or apartment number on the package, detect hazards like low light and adjust lenses, warn that there is a pet in the yard, and more,” Amazon writes.

The frames don’t look particularly thick in these photos posted by Amazon, but – like the Meta Display and other glasses with built-in screens – they don’t look quite at the level of consumer glasses yet.

The information reported in September that Amazon’s consumer-facing glasses, codenamed “Jayhawk,” could launch to consumers in 2026 or 2027. Reuters, who initially reported on the glasses for delivery drivers, wrote that these were codenamed “Amelia”, and indeed some Amazon images today have the word “Amelia” in their file name.

Unsurprisingly, Amazon’s blog post doesn’t address any possible ethical concerns workers or customers might have, as these glasses monitor the “last mile” of the delivery process.