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Cities feel like the last place that would be a good fit for airborne delivery, at least in the US. Take NYC for example: Delivery people on e-bikes are still
by scrose 6y ago
Cities feel like the last place that would be a good fit for airborne delivery, at least in the US.
Take NYC for example: Delivery people on e-bikes are still harassed incessantly by the NYPD and community boards by people being scared of the possibility of being hit by them.
Factor in our paranoia about terrorism and a single accidentally dropped package would likely result in counter terrorism and bomb squads being called in.
I couldn’t imagine any proposal for giant flying robots with multi-pound payloads hovering overhead be taken seriously by even the most progressive leaders.
In hard to reach / rural areas, I could see some benefits from drone technology though. Drone chainsaws, anyone?[0]
[0] https://nypost.com/video/watch-this-helicopter-saw-blaze-through-the-treetops/ https://nypost.com/video/watch-this-helicopter-saw-blaze-thr...
- ghaff 6y agoAnd presumably, even with detached single family homes in more spread out cities, delivery people don't just drop a package on the sidewalk. I live in a fairly rural location and packages are mostly left in my mailbox or wherever against the house. But I assume in busier areas, delivery people actually make a minimal effort to not make packages completely obvious from the sidewalk.