Re:Amazon has made its first drone delivery to an actual cus...
by John23832 on Thursday December 15, 2016 @06:33AM
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I agree that there is some protection for drops. However, the expected drop in an Amazon warehouse, or a UPS shipping center is not a 20 foot one. I'd doubt it's even a 10 foot one. I've seen the insides of both of those buildings (my local ones). Things get shaken, stacked, and dropped. A 20 meter drop is ridiculous, and the logistics of getting a drone 10 feet off the ground in a city is still and issue imo.
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Re:Amazon has made its first drone delivery to an actual cus...
by Jemmeh on Thursday December 15, 2016 @10:05AM
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I suppose it depends on the city, I guess in NYC where there are many people on the sidewalk it would be hard, but in Atlanta I don't think it'd be an issue, there's usually quite a lot of space.