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Battery seems eventually solvable with a swappable system. The thing I don't see is "getting to the front door". As a machine problem, it seems so insanely amb

• dTal 5y ago
  From a technical standpoint, a workable system might be to have an official "drone pad" of standard size and appearance, similar to a helipad. You might put one in your backyard if you have space, or if you live in a city block there's probably room for a shared one on the roof. Of course, the social logistics of that would need a bit of work. It's one thing to make sure everyone's within walking distance of a drone pad, but it's another to make sure nobody gets their parcel stolen.
  • irjustin 5y ago
    Not bad, definitely have to start somewhere. Rain would be a big concern though. Sadly, people in apartments, those that lack a back yard (my parents bought a house w/o one so there's no maintenance, just a ravine) are possibly worse off since theres no "hiding" the package. Its definitely possible to say it's not for everyone though.
• yesbabyyes 5y ago
  While I don't believe particularly drone deliveries as imagined today is a great idea, the drop off should be solvable with an physical token that you place where the goods should be dropped off. Something like an RFID-equipped mailbox.
  • notahacker 5y ago
    The location seems solvable, the routing to get to that location not such a simple problem in many urban layouts, especially if people aren't very sensible about where on their property they locate their delivery box, or optimise for having their parcel delivered to locations which are sheltered from the rain