Amazon to expand drone delivery service after clearing FAA hurdle
www.theverge.com
The FAA has allowed Amazon to fly drones out of sight of a ground spotter, enabling it to fly farther distances.
  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    6 months ago

    I cannot see how Amazon expects to profit on this. Seems wildly expensive/complex and I’d rather wait than pay more for shipping.

    • asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      6 months ago

      I mean, if I could order some random stuff and have it delivered by drone in less than an hour even if it’s 1am then that’s pretty great.

  • SkyNTP@lemmy.mlEnglish
    41·
    6 months ago

    The noise complaints and landing safety issues are definitely a problem, but the cost savings potential and sustainability/safety effects of taking delivery trucks (or your car to the mall) off the road is a huge win.

    I can see how noise and landing safety issues delivering to your property can really stall this. However, landing to an approved and managed community mailbox (or rooftop delivery zone in dense areas) might avoid some of those issues.

  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    6 months ago

    But are they going to be flying? The project has been in a death spiral for years.

    • bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      6 months ago

      Given how the “shop and walk out” process worked, they’ll probably outsource it to people paid to throw packages on parachutes over your fence while they make a buzzing noise.