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>so won't work in a city, since the payload is unsecured after the drones drop it off My building's roof is at least as secure as its lobby.

by elahd 10y ago

tantalor 10y ago
Generally you are prohibited from accessing your building's roof unless it has a patio.
- elahd 10y ago
  If drone delivery becomes an actual thing, roof access for package pickup will be offered as an amenity. Services like Fresh Direct have prompted doorman buildings in NYC to start offering cold storage rooms to keep produce fresh until pickup.
51Cards 10y ago
From everyone else in your building? What's top stop the guy in 5B going "Hey... package... thanks" I see a huge uptick in stolen packages. Heck the drones themselves would make a nice parts source flying free over the city. Just have to pick off a couple of them now and then. I think the point when this becomes in any way practical is really really far off. Interesting demo for sure but pretty sure I'll never have something delivered this way in my lifetime.
- jonknee 10y ago
  A lot of buildings already do that with packages that are delivered to the front door, I doubt in building neighbors stealing your stuff will be an issue.
  - elahd 10y ago
    Yeah, this. UPS/FedEx/USPS just leave packages in the lobby of non-doorman buildings. People tend to respect other people's packages and security cameras help enforce honesty. In years of living in Manhattan I've only had one package go missing -- turned out that it was stolen by the UPS driver (new iPhone on release day in a Verizon branded box).
- huehehue 10y ago
  When the regulators start regulating, I imagine they'll introduce serious penalties for shooting down an aircraft.
  - snrplfth 10y ago
    I'm pretty sure that shooting down aircraft is already illegal. IANAL, though.
    - madamelic 10y ago
      Yeah, really not sure about that one. Who knows really? Don't mind me, just going to take my AA gun back home. (Plus, let's also factor in the fact firing weapons inside a city is illegal. But don't mind me)
- kbenson 10y ago
  On one hand, the pool of likely suspects is rather small, and the punishment can actually be rather big if it's USPS, since it's a federal crime. I see that mail fraud laws apply to other carriers such as UPS/Fedex, but I'm not sure if that also extends to mail theft. That said, the reason it applies is because they cross state lines, so I'm not sure if the specific case has to include that as well, which if we're talking about drone delivery, is unlikely.
- jdietrich 10y ago
  >What's top stop the guy in 5B going "Hey... package... thanks" Basic human decency, reciprocal honesty, a $60 Wifi surveillance camera.
- zild3d 10y ago
  Most apartment buildings without a doorman already have this going on, and have for years. My building has a pile of amazon boxes everyday by the front door

>so won't work in a city, since the payload is unsecured after the drones drop it off My building's roof is at least as secure as its lobby.

by elahd 10y ago

>so won't work in a city, since the payload is unsecured after the drones drop it off My building's roof is at least as secure as its lobby.

tantalor 10y ago

Generally you are prohibited from accessing your building's roof unless it has a patio.

elahd 10y ago
If drone delivery becomes an actual thing, roof access for package pickup will be offered as an amenity. Services like Fresh Direct have prompted doorman buildings in NYC to start offering cold storage rooms to keep produce fresh until pickup.

51Cards 10y ago

From everyone else in your building? What's top stop the guy in 5B going "Hey... package... thanks" I see a huge uptick in stolen packages. Heck the drones themselves would make a nice parts source flying free over the city. Just have to pick off a couple of them now and then. I think the point when this becomes in any way practical is really really far off. Interesting demo for sure but pretty sure I'll never have something delivered this way in my lifetime.

jonknee 10y ago
A lot of buildings already do that with packages that are delivered to the front door, I doubt in building neighbors stealing your stuff will be an issue.
- elahd 10y ago
  Yeah, this. UPS/FedEx/USPS just leave packages in the lobby of non-doorman buildings. People tend to respect other people's packages and security cameras help enforce honesty. In years of living in Manhattan I've only had one package go missing -- turned out that it was stolen by the UPS driver (new iPhone on release day in a Verizon branded box).
huehehue 10y ago
When the regulators start regulating, I imagine they'll introduce serious penalties for shooting down an aircraft.
- snrplfth 10y ago
  I'm pretty sure that shooting down aircraft is already illegal. IANAL, though.
  - madamelic 10y ago
    Yeah, really not sure about that one. Who knows really? Don't mind me, just going to take my AA gun back home. (Plus, let's also factor in the fact firing weapons inside a city is illegal. But don't mind me)
kbenson 10y ago
On one hand, the pool of likely suspects is rather small, and the punishment can actually be rather big if it's USPS, since it's a federal crime. I see that mail fraud laws apply to other carriers such as UPS/Fedex, but I'm not sure if that also extends to mail theft. That said, the reason it applies is because they cross state lines, so I'm not sure if the specific case has to include that as well, which if we're talking about drone delivery, is unlikely.
jdietrich 10y ago
>What's top stop the guy in 5B going "Hey... package... thanks" Basic human decency, reciprocal honesty, a $60 Wifi surveillance camera.
zild3d 10y ago
Most apartment buildings without a doorman already have this going on, and have for years. My building has a pile of amazon boxes everyday by the front door