Re:Are Delivery Drones Commercially Viable? Iceland Is About...
by nerdponx on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @01:02PM
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There is a massive building boom in Reykjavik right now. There is new construction everywhere.
edit: as far as I know, the boom is not supporting a growing permanent population, but a massive increase in tourism over the last 5-ish years.
> The routes are surveyed and reviewed constantly to avoid new construction. To further decrease the risk, the drones are directed over water and unpopulated industrial areas as much as possible.
I don't know how much Reykjavík increases each year, but given a population of around 125k persons, probably there isn't a boom in skyscrapers.