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Fair points, "everything around them" was an unreasonable overstatement. Weather will be a lot tougher to deal with (I suspect it becomes efficient or resistant
by mcintyre1994 13y ago
Fair points, "everything around them" was an unreasonable overstatement. Weather will be a lot tougher to deal with (I suspect it becomes efficient or resistant for a long time, with weather resistant stuff being heavier) than for a car. You're probably right about birds too..these probably look a lot easier to peck into than a car. Again, anything protecting the package is going to weigh it down.
I would be surprised if the skies were more dangerous for a drone than the roads for a car, but I probably did understate the problems. I do agree though that self-driving cars for delivery are more more likely and practical in the near term.
- protomyth 13y ago"I would be surprised if the skies were more dangerous for a drone than the roads for a car" We have a huge amount of experience with cars and people. We have designed large systems and procedures for cars and people. We are getting some experience[1] with automated cars which is helped greatly by the experience, systems, and rules developed for cars and people. We don't know the form that automated car deliveries will take, but the unknown distance is from the curb to the domicile. With drones, we have nothing from the warehouse to the domicile and no experience to draw from. We know what to do in a car crash, I get the feeling drones are really going to go send people into a tizzy. The amount of crap hanging above people's heads is amazing and there is no map to help. I might be more pessimistic because of the blowing snow outside currently. 1) automated cars in snow seems to be a bit lacking