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Re:Amazon Unveils Futuristic Helicopter-Plane Hybrid Drone f... by shostack on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @04:50PM (#20108988)
In addition to noise, I'm also concerned about visual clutter, particularly in residential areas.

The last thing I want is to add to the power lines, airplanes, etc. with the visual noise when I'm on my deck trying to enjoy nature.

Further, Amazon is a major player in the advertising space now. I'd be surprised if at some point these weren't leveraged to display ads in some format. I'm a marketer by trade, but personally that's a line I don't want crossed.

Re:Amazon Unveils Futuristic Helicopter-Plane Hybrid Drone f... by megablast on Thursday June 06, 2019 @12:52AM (#20111689)
Ha, but once again you have no problem with ugly roads, cars and trucks? Ok.
Re:Amazon Unveils Futuristic Helicopter-Plane Hybrid Drone f... by roscorollo on Thursday June 06, 2019 @01:39AM (#20111892)
Cars, roads and trucks have been around for a century, and none of us were around to discuss that.

Also now we have a century worth of experience to apply to deciding to add new vehicles to our environment.

And finally for the most part cars, trucks etc are primarily fixed routes - roads. We know where they are, there's planning and committees around design and disruption before they are set in place.

Drones move in a 3 dimensional space, with no set routes, and very few no fly zones.

Basically imagine a moped that can fly over your property or circle where you live looking for an address.

Not to even mention the privacy issues, most cars are still lacking in cameras, or scanning technology. Delivery drones will need that stuff to be standard.

Re:Amazon Unveils Futuristic Helicopter-Plane Hybrid Drone f... by rayiner on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @04:58PM (#20109054)
If there is a deck there you probably can’t see nature anyway.
Re:Amazon Unveils Futuristic Helicopter-Plane Hybrid Drone f... by reaperducer on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @08:35PM (#20110480)
I'm also concerned about visual clutter, particularly in residential areas

Then don't look up in a couple of years when SpaceX has HUNDREDS of satellites ruining the night sky.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/01/science/starlink-spacex-a...