Amazon puts another $1.9bn into its delivery partner programme for 2027

Amazon announced at its Ignite Live DSP conference that it will invest another $1.9bn in its Delivery Service Partner programme in 2027. Total investment over eight years will reach $21.7bn, national average driver pay is expected to approach $24 an hour, and Amazon plans to have more than 20,000 Smart Delivery Glasses in the field by the end of 2027.

• National average driver earnings are expected to rise by about $1 to nearly $24 an hour
• Total investment in the DSP programme will reach $21.7bn over eight years
• Amazon expects more than 20,000 Smart Delivery Glasses in use by the end of 2027
• Serious vehicle crashes across the DSP network fell more than 23% last year