AR Glasses in Development for Amazon Customers and Drivers

Essential Points

• Release Timeline: Amazon is reportedly planning to launch AR glasses for consumers by late 2026 or early 2027.
• Project Details: The AR glasses, known internally as Jayhawk, will feature a full-color display in one eye along with microphones, speakers, and a camera.
• Driver-Specific Model: A second model is being developed specifically for Amazon delivery drivers, expected to enhance efficiency by cutting down delivery times.
• Competitive Landscape: This move positions Amazon against Meta, which already offers smart glasses and is set to announce a new AR product soon.

Amazon may be muscling into the field of augmented reality glasses. According to a report by The Information, sources claimed that the company is working on AR glasses for consumers, allegedly with plans to release the product in late 2026 or early 2027.

Insiders told the publication that the project, internally dubbed Jayhawk, would equip AR glasses with microphones, speakers, a camera, and a full-color display in one eye. Amazon is reportedly using Chinese company Meta-Bounds for the AR tech.

Amazon is also working on a separate model of AR glasses specifically for its delivery drivers under the codename. This productivity-focused option, which would reportedly shave seconds off drivers’ times, could be ready by the second quarter of 2026, according to The Information‘s sources.

If Amazon does release these AR sets, it will primarily be in competition with Meta, which already sells simpler smart glasses with Ray-Ban. The social media company is expected to launch a new product currently dubbed at its Connect conference next week, a set that pushes more into a true augmented reality experience with a similar one-eye AR concept.