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I can’t help but think they’re doing this in the wrong places. I get that areas dense with consumers might seem like the ideal market to deploy in, but the marg
by madaxe_again 2y ago
I can’t help but think they’re doing this in the wrong places. I get that areas dense with consumers might seem like the ideal market to deploy in, but the marginal utility over a van plus the noise issue makes it less attractive.
Where I earnestly think this could shine is in rural areas, particularly those where tortured terrain makes the roads a pain in the ass. Parts of Appalachia and the northwest spring to mind in the U.S.
Where I live in Portugal, my nearest city is 12km as the crow flies - or 55km by road. I literally cannot get mail delivered where I live, and have to drive 20km (6km as the crow flies) to the village post office to collect it, and I’m not alone in that.
Air seems like a no-brainier here, and I’d wager there would be induced demand and few people to bother.
- NavinF 2y agoDrones that fly that far would be too expensive
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- madaxe_again 2y agoI’m not convinced that the flights are any longer - just in a sparser environment. If the flights are longer, fixed wing drones are used to deliver cold chain medicine across hundreds of km in Africa, very cost effectively, and are returned by road by the recipient, which isn’t an impossible model either.