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I don't see what problem delivering packages with drones would be solving, package delivery seems already quite efficient to me. Also I suppose drones would oft

I don't see what problem delivering packages with drones would be solving, package delivery seems already quite efficient to me. Also I suppose drones would often be able to deliver just one package at a time because of weight restrictions. I pick up most of my packages at the local post office because I live in an apartment, it's a 5 minute walk away, not really an inconvenience.

kolinko 12y ago
It's like saying "why use phone when telegraph is good enough". If you can order things and receive them very fast in any place, there are things that you can start ordering that otherwise you wouldn't do. It's raining and you need an umbrella, with nomsalesperson near? Order a drone. Forgot to buy mayo back in the store? Order throug drone and get it in an hour. But there once you're able to order stuff and get it within minutes, not hours or days, there are other effects that start happening. For one, you don't need to stockpile supplies anymore, or you can do things more spontaneusly. Will 40 or 100'people come to a party. Who cares, if there are not enough forks or plates, you can order them fast. Or, if you want to play in garage, you don't have to make sure that you've got all the supplies well in advance, or go to the store and back 20'times. Think how many businesses were spawned, and how much more efficient are people now that there are mobile phones, not just stationary. But ic an imagine people saying "who needs mobile, I can call when i get back home, and i've got an answering machine if someone calls when i'm away.
- hereonbusiness 12y ago
  I'm sorry but that sounds just silly to me, planning ahead is a basic life skill if you ask me, but I get that people would pay for it, ignorance is bliss. I know I'm sounding condescending, but that's not why I'm replying to this topic, this is just one of those things that right now to me seem like the wrong direction to look at when solving peoples problems, a dead end so to speak. The whole smartphone/tablet thing is a sore point for me as well, I love the hardware but I don't like the mobile OS movement at all, I hate that there is no real push to go in the direction of something like Ubuntu for Android[1] as the devices are getting more capable. [1]http://www.ubuntu.com/phone/ubuntu-for-android http://www.ubuntu.com/phone/ubuntu-for-android
slowmotiony 12y ago
Well, if it's not an inconvenience to YOU, then clearly the idea should be scrapped.
- hereonbusiness 12y ago
  Yes, that is my opinion, it's not inconvenient to ME, that's all I said, I would love for other people to chip in with their opinions so I can get a better picture of this topic, at the moment I don't see what the fuss is all about.
Shivetya 12y ago
Using drones to deliver packages from warehouse to the last mile delivery center would have use, you can simply ignore ground traffic! however last mile delivery? to the customer? sorry, too many liabilities plus the risk of some agency / group finding them the perfect way to deliver unwanted items to people.
sophacles 12y ago
So as I read this comment at my favorite coffee place, a UPS truck is blocking 2 parking spaces. It's been parked there about 5 minutes, and several cars stopped, thinking it was leaving soon, messing up traffic on the road before driving away because it was taking too long. That's lost business and serious inconvenience for other people. As I type this the guy has left, but the package he took in was small enough for a drone to deliver. Now a different truck has pulled up and double parked across the road, with the driver taking a document tube into the office building across the street. I wish this example was contrived, but I just watched it happen. Several drivers were inconvenienced (an ongoing situation at the moment, and I've had to listen to the sound of the idling engines, which are definitely louder than the cars passing by. Drones on the other hand would have zipped in and out, without disrupting the traffic or making me listen to idling truck engines for several minutes in a row. It's not only about just-in-time delivery for ME, it also reduces a bunch of secondary hassles.

kolinko 12y ago

It's like saying "why use phone when telegraph is good enough". If you can order things and receive them very fast in any place, there are things that you can start ordering that otherwise you wouldn't do. It's raining and you need an umbrella, with nomsalesperson near? Order a drone. Forgot to buy mayo back in the store? Order throug drone and get it in an hour. But there once you're able to order stuff and get it within minutes, not hours or days, there are other effects that start happening. For one, you don't need to stockpile supplies anymore, or you can do things more spontaneusly. Will 40 or 100'people come to a party. Who cares, if there are not enough forks or plates, you can order them fast. Or, if you want to play in garage, you don't have to make sure that you've got all the supplies well in advance, or go to the store and back 20'times. Think how many businesses were spawned, and how much more efficient are people now that there are mobile phones, not just stationary. But ic an imagine people saying "who needs mobile, I can call when i get back home, and i've got an answering machine if someone calls when i'm away.

hereonbusiness 12y ago
I'm sorry but that sounds just silly to me, planning ahead is a basic life skill if you ask me, but I get that people would pay for it, ignorance is bliss. I know I'm sounding condescending, but that's not why I'm replying to this topic, this is just one of those things that right now to me seem like the wrong direction to look at when solving peoples problems, a dead end so to speak. The whole smartphone/tablet thing is a sore point for me as well, I love the hardware but I don't like the mobile OS movement at all, I hate that there is no real push to go in the direction of something like Ubuntu for Android[1] as the devices are getting more capable. [1]http://www.ubuntu.com/phone/ubuntu-for-android http://www.ubuntu.com/phone/ubuntu-for-android

slowmotiony 12y ago

Well, if it's not an inconvenience to YOU, then clearly the idea should be scrapped.

hereonbusiness 12y ago
Yes, that is my opinion, it's not inconvenient to ME, that's all I said, I would love for other people to chip in with their opinions so I can get a better picture of this topic, at the moment I don't see what the fuss is all about.

Shivetya 12y ago

Using drones to deliver packages from warehouse to the last mile delivery center would have use, you can simply ignore ground traffic! however last mile delivery? to the customer? sorry, too many liabilities plus the risk of some agency / group finding them the perfect way to deliver unwanted items to people.

sophacles 12y ago

So as I read this comment at my favorite coffee place, a UPS truck is blocking 2 parking spaces. It's been parked there about 5 minutes, and several cars stopped, thinking it was leaving soon, messing up traffic on the road before driving away because it was taking too long. That's lost business and serious inconvenience for other people. As I type this the guy has left, but the package he took in was small enough for a drone to deliver. Now a different truck has pulled up and double parked across the road, with the driver taking a document tube into the office building across the street. I wish this example was contrived, but I just watched it happen. Several drivers were inconvenienced (an ongoing situation at the moment, and I've had to listen to the sound of the idling engines, which are definitely louder than the cars passing by. Drones on the other hand would have zipped in and out, without disrupting the traffic or making me listen to idling truck engines for several minutes in a row. It's not only about just-in-time delivery for ME, it also reduces a bunch of secondary hassles.