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The FAA is clearly taking a much longer view of this than most people on this thread, and describing a system which scales safely to having huge drone fleets in
by Analemma_ 7y ago
The FAA is clearly taking a much longer view of this than most people on this thread, and describing a system which scales safely to having huge drone fleets in the sky, which most of the "just wing it, it'll work itself out" counter-proposals here do not.
- 1996 7y agoThe counterpoint being, the FAA rules will kill the chances of a future where there would be huge drone fleets in the sky
- james-mcelwain 7y agoGood. Drones are incredibly annoying and have already ruined many things like a pleasant day in the park. I don't want to live in a future with huge drone fleets buzzing around every time I step outside.
- ggreer 7y agoPeople said the same thing about technologies such as automobiles, airplanes, and cell phones. Yes, they have some annoyances and safety issues, but overall they have made our lives much better. I would rather let each state and municipality decide on whether to ban drones than to limit the future of the entire country.
- ggreer 7y agoIf anything I'd think that drones would save lives on net. Right now we get our packages delivered via multiton diesel trucks that speed through neighborhoods as fast as they can manage. Sometimes people step in front of these vehicles and are maimed or killed. Some of these people are children. All so we can get our AirPods delivered on launch day. Drones could be a substitute for many truck deliveries, but the FAA has banned such uses. This endangers more lives, creates more pollution, and increases delivery costs.