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My building has a very safe package delivery location: The roof. If we could get our packages delivered there, fewer would be stolen, and there wouldn't be dri

My building has a very safe package delivery location: The roof. If we could get our packages delivered there, fewer would be stolen, and there wouldn't be drivers trying to get in the front door and failing all day. If only 10-20% of delivery addresses have such a location, it's enough to start meaningful delivery to those places in cities.

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luhn 5y ago
I think 10-20% might be an overestimate, at least in my experience in the US. I don't think I've ever been in a building that has an accessible roof. Maybe if you could precision target second-story balconies you'd get 10-20% in some regions?
- munk-a 5y ago
  It depends on your locale - in southern cities this number is going to be quite a lot higher than 10-20% since a decent number of even detached houses have flat roofs because snow isn't a thing - but heading into northern altitudes only apartment/condo towers will tend to have a flat roof (and some of them even have peeked roofs due to the snow).
- BurningFrog 5y ago
  By "such a location" I mean a reasonably safe and drone accessible spot to drop packets. Not only my specific roof situation.
m4rtink 5y ago
If one drone can drop it on the roof, can't another one take it away ? Pirate drones!
- tekno45 5y ago
  Captain Drone Sparrow!
- conjectures 5y ago
  This would actually be a thing.
- papito 5y ago
  Roof-based drone counter-measures. See? An unnecessary, job-creating industry is born.
- BurningFrog 5y ago
  How do I invest in the nascent combat drone industry?
  - m4rtink 5y ago
    See the recent Armenia vs Azerbaijan conflict for a list of combat drone companies to invest to ? ;-)
munk-a 5y ago
As someone who lives on the -1st floor of a forty floor building I am strongly opposed to this approach - I'd rather have installable balcony landing pads be the required solution.
- BurningFrog 5y ago
  Then you should not choose that delivery mode for your orders.

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luhn 5y ago

I think 10-20% might be an overestimate, at least in my experience in the US. I don't think I've ever been in a building that has an accessible roof. Maybe if you could precision target second-story balconies you'd get 10-20% in some regions?

munk-a 5y ago
It depends on your locale - in southern cities this number is going to be quite a lot higher than 10-20% since a decent number of even detached houses have flat roofs because snow isn't a thing - but heading into northern altitudes only apartment/condo towers will tend to have a flat roof (and some of them even have peeked roofs due to the snow).
BurningFrog 5y ago
By "such a location" I mean a reasonably safe and drone accessible spot to drop packets. Not only my specific roof situation.

m4rtink 5y ago

If one drone can drop it on the roof, can't another one take it away ? Pirate drones!

tekno45 5y ago
Captain Drone Sparrow!
conjectures 5y ago
This would actually be a thing.
papito 5y ago
Roof-based drone counter-measures. See? An unnecessary, job-creating industry is born.
BurningFrog 5y ago
How do I invest in the nascent combat drone industry?
- m4rtink 5y ago
  See the recent Armenia vs Azerbaijan conflict for a list of combat drone companies to invest to ? ;-)

munk-a 5y ago

As someone who lives on the -1st floor of a forty floor building I am strongly opposed to this approach - I'd rather have installable balcony landing pads be the required solution.

BurningFrog 5y ago
Then you should not choose that delivery mode for your orders.