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I've always seen these Amazon drone delivery stories as an elaborate PR stunt (I'd say an extremely successful one if it is...). But every time the story comes
by nd1 11y ago
I've always seen these Amazon drone delivery stories as an elaborate PR stunt (I'd say an extremely successful one if it is...). But every time the story comes up on here everyone seems to take it very seriously. Am I just being really cynical or do we actually think this is going to happen in the next 5-10 years?
- caskance 11y agoIt doesn't have to be imminent to be taken seriously. I take my retirement savings seriously.
- nandhp 11y agoIt's not a question of drone deliveries coming in 5-10 years, it's already happening in some places: for example, DHL has a drone in service (albeit as a research project) shuttling urgent pharmacy orders to an island 10 km off the German coast. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/25/german-dhl-launches-first-commercial-drone-delivery-service http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/25/german-dhl... http://www.dhl.com/en/press/releases/releases_2014/group/dhl_parcelcopter_launches_initial_operations_for_research_purposes.html http://www.dhl.com/en/press/releases/releases_2014/group/dhl... The question for the next 5-10 years really if the economics and regulations can change or have changed to make it practical to do this on an ongoing basis for small and larger payloads.
- _rpd 11y agoInternally, Amazon is completely serious about drone delivery.