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What is bizzare about all of this is that I honestly do think that when Amazon figures Drone Delivery all out they will basically eat everyone alive in the food

What is bizzare about all of this is that I honestly do think that when Amazon figures Drone Delivery all out they will basically eat everyone alive in the food delivery business. They totally will automate the storage and picking systems, do it in warehouses (that also do normal delivery and act as Go/ Whole Foods distribution networks) and the Drone systems will be AI piloted possibly with human oversight. (one human, 10 drones, they may also use fleets to ease air clearance) Once they solve all of this you chop distribution to the store, shelf stocking, checkout staffing, picker payment, driver payment, property and lease fees, the margin will be higher, the experience faster, the costs lower. I bet Amazon will mass produce the drones at a rather low cost over time, maybe produce UWB tracking devices (like Apple's Tags will use) so you can be hand delivered products without the landing pad they currently use. It's a real infinite game and that's okay if it all takes 10+ years. I'm not saying this is a good thing for mankind, but might be a reality.

untog 7y ago
> when Amazon figures Drone Delivery all out This feels similar to “when self driving cars are figured out”, i.e. a much bigger ask than it would first appear.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 7y ago
  In italy we used to joke over how people will stsrt buying rifles to shoot down drones and get the packages...
  - AgloeDreams 7y ago
    I mean you can do the same with a postal truck if you like too. It's going to be pretty easy to prosecute when someone shoots a camera-covered, GPS and cellular connected object.
- AgloeDreams 7y ago
  Maybe, I actually agree on self driving cars. But self driving cars are WAY harder than drone delivery. You have whole human elements to them. Drone delivery is 'exit, turn, go straight, don't hit objects, find target, drop item, repeat home', whereas we have already solved 'don't hit objects.' which absolutely can't be said about self driving cars.

untog 7y ago

> when Amazon figures Drone Delivery all out This feels similar to “when self driving cars are figured out”, i.e. a much bigger ask than it would first appear.

Fire-Dragon-DoL 7y ago
In italy we used to joke over how people will stsrt buying rifles to shoot down drones and get the packages...
- AgloeDreams 7y ago
  I mean you can do the same with a postal truck if you like too. It's going to be pretty easy to prosecute when someone shoots a camera-covered, GPS and cellular connected object.
AgloeDreams 7y ago
Maybe, I actually agree on self driving cars. But self driving cars are WAY harder than drone delivery. You have whole human elements to them. Drone delivery is 'exit, turn, go straight, don't hit objects, find target, drop item, repeat home', whereas we have already solved 'don't hit objects.' which absolutely can't be said about self driving cars.