Amazon’s delivery driver smart glasses will reportedly take photos ‘almost constantly’

Amazon may be turning its delivery drivers into a rolling photo feed. According to Bloomberg, the smart glasses the company is testing for drivers could capture pictures of whatever they see while in use, including people and private property. The reporting says that could mean several thousand images in a single driver’s normal shift.

Those photos would then be uploaded to Amazon’s AI platform, Wellspring. Amazon says the point is to improve the delivery process, not to build a surveillance tool. Viraj Chatterjee, speaking to Bloomberg, said the company’s intent “has never been stuff like surve ...” — the quote was cut off in the source, but the direction was clear enough.

The more awkward detail is the one Amazon seems least ready to answer. When Bloomberg asked whether customers would be able to opt out, Chatterjee said, “We haven’t thought about that.” That’s not exactly a reassuring line when the device in question may be photographing homes and the people standing next to them.

So the story isn’t just about smart glasses. It’s about what happens when delivery efficiency gets paired with constant image capture, and the company behind it is still treating the privacy question like a later problem.