Amazon today launched a new service that pays part-time drivers in exchange for delivering packages. The service, called Amazon Flex, launches today in Seattle, and will soon come to Manhattan, Chicago and seven other U.S. cities, according to its website.
Drivers will be paid $18 to $25 an hour to deliver packages ordered with Amazon Prime Now, the company’s one-hour delivery service, though the site suggests it will eventually expand to include other Amazon deliveries.
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