The Illusion of a Profitable Amazon Prime Now and Prime Fresh

Re:The Illusion of a Profitable Amazon Prime Now and Prime F... by macspoofing on Friday March 30, 2018 @03:50PM (#16719253)

That's a fair point, but have you actually heard a drone? It's really loud. It will be incredibly hard to counteract public pressure.

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Re:The Illusion of a Profitable Amazon Prime Now and Prime F... by askafriend on Friday March 30, 2018 @04:32PM (#16719577)

I actually just bought one last weekend. Haven't flow it yet, so I suppose I'll find out very soon!

I believe you that they're crazy loud, but I think the technology will improve and we'll figure out regulation, fly zones, etc.

Of course, this is all predicated on us agreeing as a society that we want this thing integrated into our communities. This want is unclear and I think that's the meat of the point you were making which is a fair one.

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Re:The Illusion of a Profitable Amazon Prime Now and Prime F... by phil21 on Friday March 30, 2018 @06:10PM (#16720229)

They are not able to be heard (at least in a common city setting) above 100ft or so, in my experience. Maybe less.

I imagine any drone network would fly at a couple hundred feet for most of the journey, and only be a "nuisance" for the period of time it has to descend straight down to the delivery point.

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