> Developing countries trope, Check! Because the best place to compete with huge established logistics chains is in places with well-developed road & rail infr

> Developing countries trope, Check! Because the best place to compete with huge established logistics chains is in places with well-developed road & rail infrastructure? > ridiculous comparison (drone faster than a truck?) Familiar with the term "As the crow flies"? And even the slowest drone is faster than the truck that's stuck in mud / can't pass the washed-out bridge / broke an axle in a pothole. > And if the roads are washed out due to rain, how are you going to charge the batteries in remote locations? certainly not with solar power! Stockpile them when conditions suit? Higher capacity fixed-site batteries recharged under better conditions? Wind? Scale the charging stations? If this article[1] is accurate, India is looking to upgrade >50% of its cell-phone towers (1-5kWe) over the next few years. No doubt others will be looking to do likewise, especially if they're currently paying for diesel + transport. Modular/turnkey installations of that size should become much more common/affordable. > * You can move 24kg per day autonomously* Which might be plenty if all you need are those few rather important vials of anti-venom and the roads are impassable (but you're not rich enough to actually afford a medivac). Whine whine whine. [1] http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=cellular-towers-moving-to-solar-power http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=cellular-to...