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The routes could be planned so that they could always crash on some place where they wouldn't hurt a human. You don't need the same kind of safety features in a
by tomjen3 9y ago
The routes could be planned so that they could always crash on some place where they wouldn't hurt a human. You don't need the same kind of safety features in an unmanaged cargo drone as you do in something that transport humans.
- Bartweiss 9y agoYou can certainly save some money on cargo-only risks. Sure, the thing can't be allowed to crash onto a village, but you can take some controlled risks like flying in worse weather or using worse takeoff/landing strips than you'd chance with human pilots.
- nradov 9y agoThere are no such routes around the places where people are willing to routinely pay a lot for fast delivery. Just look at any map.
- tomjen3 9y agoThat assumes that you have zero glide ability.
- nradov 9y agoMulti-rotor powered lift aircraft have effectively zero glide ability. Helicopters and fixed wing aircraft have some glide availability depending on altitude, but you can't count on gliding anywhere when you're experiencing some sort of serious systems failure. And there are generally no safe places to crash in densely populated areas.