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13 minute delivery. Pretty nice! Also, "Amazon’s proposed use of drones may drive down the cost to deliver small packages crosstown to as little as $1, a fract
by pchristensen 10y ago
13 minute delivery. Pretty nice!
Also, "Amazon’s proposed use of drones may drive down the cost to deliver small packages crosstown to as little as $1, a fraction of existing same-day delivery options, according to a 2015 study by New York-based ARK Invest that tried to quantify the savings from the use of drones compared with delivery trucks and couriers."
- melling 10y agoAnd the drones run on electricity. Use solar and wind farms to charge them and you'll be saving the planet with your express deliveries. :-)
- dangerboysteve 10y agoThe customer will still pay the same. They get convenience of fast delivery. There is a cost to run and maintain a drone fleet of this size.
- thesumofall 10y agoMost data I've seen does actually suggest that drones won't be cost competitive with delivery trucks anytime soon - esp. across cities. However, speed can indeed be a USP that would be difficult to match with delivery trucks. Edit: Also interesting: https://www.flexport.com/blog/drone-delivery-economics/ https://www.flexport.com/blog/drone-delivery-economics/