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Amazon planning to have delivery by drone
On CBS's 60 Minutes, Jeff Bezos revealed that Amazon.com is hoping to have 30 minute delivery by drone available in four to five years. (www.zdnet.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Lots of questions about this! How will the following be dealt with: shears, gusts and strong crosswinds? thunderstorms, and all other weather related phenomenon? obstacles near landing area like trees, flagpoles, utility poles? how to deliver to high rise buildings? mechanical failure and LIABILITY? vandalism - while on the ground, or by skeet shooters?!! saturated drone level airspace and crashes or collisions with other drones, birds, objects, etc. My UPS guy delivers packages to my covered porch which keeps them more secure, and dry when it rains. I would love to see a drone maneuver beneath my covered porch! All in all, its an interesting idea but years away from "prime time". More likely to happen first will be FAA surveyed landing zones in designated local areas where packages would be securely "air dropped" into the custody of company employees who will STILL make overland delivery in the end.
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Amazon Drone Delivery
Amazon proposes package delivery by drones. The FAA is studying rulemaking for drone operation in US airspace.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/12/02/amazon-testing-deliveries-by-drone/
Amazon Drone Delivery
Amazon proposes package delivery by drones. The FAA is studying rulemaking for drone operation in US airspace.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/12/02/amazon-testing-deliveries-by-drone/
One thing I don't think anybody has said but will be a factor: Pilot or auto course program?
Drone hunting may become popular. Lol. But I don't see drones flying down at people level. Also, a 5 lb package dropped from a couple hundred feet can cause damage and death. Bezos must be using really good dope.
Well, the link on the story showed it coming to ground level and releasing it's package so I guess we'll see.
Everybody was supposed to have a flying car decades ago too.
yep. LOL