Re:UK set to have automated drone superhighway
by Nextgrid on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @12:59PM
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In addition to my previous comments, if there's actual demand this means that the NHS is currently paying a higher fee per delivery which should allow a private competitor to step in, undercut the current system (whether via drone deliveries or otherwise) and make a profit. It doesn't have to be limited to the NHS even - there are plenty of other applications that would benefit from faster & more flexible logistics powered by drones. Yet it isn't happening, suggesting the current system is already in its optimal state.
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Re:UK set to have automated drone superhighway
by ziddoap on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @03:22PM
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>Yet it isn't happening, suggesting the current system is already in its optimal state.
I don't follow. A gap not filled is not evidence of no gap.
I can think of several companies/industries/products where people said "It's as optimal as it gets!" and then Netflix/Dropbox/Uber/Pick-X-Tech-Company gets invented and makes things more optimal or changes the game completely. They also make all the people who say "our current system is in it's optimal state" look silly.
Re:UK set to have automated drone superhighway
by Nextgrid on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @07:03AM
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The Netflix/Dropbox/Uber/Pick-X-Tech-Company tried and failed too - Amazon and others did a big push for drone delivery at larger scales a few years ago with a huge bankroll and tech light-years away from a government-sponsored project and even they couldn't make it work.