Amazon drivers double up as first responders

Amazon delivery drivers in some European countries volunteered to join a pilot project where they were trained as first responders and carry an AED to enable them to respond to medical emergencies in the residential areas they serve. — AFP

Amazon.com Inc equipped some delivery vans in Europe with defibrillators to see if drivers crisscrossing residential areas could speed up aid to heart-attack victims.

The world’s largest online retailer tested a programme, called Project Pulse, as a pilot in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in November 2023, and expanded it to London, Britain, and Bologna, Italy, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.