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Re:Ask HN: What ever happened to the “coming wave” of delive... by olyjohn on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @05:51PM (#36779590)
> Sorta. They don't actually land, they drop the payload while hovering. So they do need some uninstructed space to drop the package, but not much. Works well in the suburbs and rural areas but awful in the city.

What's the plan there? Leave my package out in the middle of the yard to get rained on or stolen?

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Re:Ask HN: What ever happened to the “coming wave” of delive... by btreecat on Thursday July 20, 2023 @07:49PM (#36808351)
So the way project Wing works is you order through an app and track the delivery. Delivery is within a few minutes so the lag time is fairly low.

I don't see this system being used to deliver stuff not being specifically requested (like say an Rx). Strong winds, fog, and rain would ground delivery also.

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