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Re:Mercedes-Benz conducting the biggest test using drones to... by scrumbledober on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @03:13PM (#15810404)
If we take the example of a delivery truck full of many packages, it seems to me that each drone would travel a shorter distance to their single destination than the truck that had many destinations.
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Re:Mercedes-Benz conducting the biggest test using drones to... by vkou on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @04:15PM (#15810931)
When a delivery truck stops in front of my apartment building, it delivers a dozen packages.

A drone would have to make a dozen trips to do this.

I have to say, the noise generated by the UPS truck stopping-and-going on my street is... Insignificant compared to even a single consumer drone buzzing overhead.

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