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Don't forget to use driverless vehicles to make deliveries (this is an ideal world, after all).
by Avenger42 14y ago
Don't forget to use driverless vehicles to make deliveries (this is an ideal world, after all).
- TillE 14y agoHm, probably not. That might work in a suburban setting, but imagine someone in an apartment a couple floors up who orders a significant load of groceries. It'd be much quicker for a person to cart the whole load to their door, rather than waiting for the customer to unload everything in a few trips. Driverless vehicles are feasible in the next decade or so, but delivery-robots not so much.
- gmrple 14y agoI'm not so sure. I could see delivery robots in a decade.
- Firehed 14y agoI see delivery robots being significantly easier to create than driverless cars. All you need is a shopping cart stuck on top of a set of stair-capable movement system, it's not like the thing needs to be dressed up as a butler.
- ConstantineXVI 14y agoStairs are only a requirement for humans; drones can be far more flexible. Attach hoists to the side of the building, let them in through windows (or cut doors for them). Easier on both parties: no additional stairwell traffic, less chance of the drone tipping over and hitting someone.
- Firehed 14y agoExcellent point. Not necessarily practical everywhere, but a much better outside-the-box solution where it works.