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There's a reason why it's taking so long for Amazon to get FAA approval for drone delivery and this is exactly why. There are people in important places asking
by zjaffee 7y ago
There's a reason why it's taking so long for Amazon to get FAA approval for drone delivery and this is exactly why. There are people in important places asking these sorts of questions already.
My guess personally, is that drone delivery will ultimately just be a tool for a self driving truck to get the package from the truck to the door. Drones are not nearly good enough as it stands today to do end to end deliveries at an industrial scale outside of maybe a few rural areas.
- greenburger 7y agoThe same people in important places that approved the 737 Max?
- BrandonMarc 7y agoYes ... so they have experience in crashing planes, which is relevant. /s
- pwinnski 7y agoIn the sense that they are human, yes. Even in the sense that they work for the government, which narrows the pool to 20,000,000+ But also, no. Not the same people.
- greenburger 7y agoI get your point but the relevant agency division FAA AVS employees 7,200 people [0]. Fewer than that are involved in certifying aircraft safety. Agencies like all other human groups have cultures. [0] https://www.faa.gov/about/plans_reports/congress/media/fy17_avs_wfp_final.pdf https://www.faa.gov/about/plans_reports/congress/media/fy17_...
- dragonwriter 7y agoWasn't a critical issue with 737 MAX that incumbent manufacturers are able to self-certify equivalency without any review? So, to the extent the Boeing 737 MAX team is not reviewing Amazon's applications, no, not the same people.