The future is here and Jeremy Clarkson is still somehow involved

Amazon has unveiled a new "rapid parcel delivery" service that could see its customers receive their goods within 30 minutes of placing an order - via drone.

In a promotional video for "Prime Air", former Top Gear host and new Amazon presenter Jeremy Clarkson leads the action; talking viewers through how the service will work once it is rolled out.

"This is a story from the not too distant future," Clarkson explains to camera while standing in a family's kitchen, before leading us through a tale of a girl called Milly, her football boot-eating bulldog and a flying delivery drone.

You can see the whole thing below:

As Franco GR commented on YouTube: "Now all we need is May to explain how the drone works and Hammond riding one..."

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