Re:Are Delivery Drones Commercially Viable? Iceland Is About...
by tristanho on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @10:38PM
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> Delivery is around US $7. That’s enough to cover operational costs, says Maron Kristófersson, the chief executive officer of Aha. “The electricity comes to 25 cents,” he says.
> A delivery can be completed in as little as 4 minutes, versus 25 minutes when delivering by road, under heavy traffic. That’s perfect for hot food (burgers are the most popular item), but customers also seem to value it for groceries (where bananas rule) and hardware (mostly electronics).
Damn. $7 for getting the delivery time to 5 mins from 25 is actually quite impressive. Assuming this scales well (the hard part, I'd guess) actually seems quite viable...
> A delivery can be completed in as little as 4 minutes, versus 25 minutes when delivering by road, under heavy traffic. That’s perfect for hot food (burgers are the most popular item), but customers also seem to value it for groceries (where bananas rule) and hardware (mostly electronics).
Damn. $7 for getting the delivery time to 5 mins from 25 is actually quite impressive. Assuming this scales well (the hard part, I'd guess) actually seems quite viable...