Ask HN: What ever happened to the “coming wave” of delivery drones?

Re:Ask HN: What ever happened to the “coming wave” of delive... by kylixz on Monday July 17, 2023 @06:30PM (#36764970)

There are some companies/efforts in the space:

https://www.manna.aero/ https://www.flyzipline.com/ https://wing.com/ https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2022/05/24/were-bring...

Several more out there still from the initial bust.

Regulations make it challenging for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) autonomous delivery, particularly in the US with the FAA. Also, it's a hard problem in autonomy to nail it every time despite advancements. Less than 1% failure is still potentially catastrophic when you're carrying a few pounds of lithium batteries above people's backyards.

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Re:Ask HN: What ever happened to the “coming wave” of delive... by bhealy on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @09:05AM (#36771511)

regulations in ths USA make it challenging, but in EUrope - we're flying at scale.

Video here of 1 weekend of deliveries-: https://youtu.be/0lFT_K47Pa4

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Re:Ask HN: What ever happened to the “coming wave” of delive... by kylixz on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @04:48PM (#36778865)

Definitely a fan of your work at Manna, Bobby.

Love the hardware design and the no-nonsense "get it done" with continuous drone operations in Europe. Things for us to aspire towards as another drone (non-delivery) company.

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