Launch HN: HyLight (YC S23) – Hydrogen airships to inspect energy infrastructure

Re:Launch HN: HyLight (YC S23) – Hydrogen airships to inspec... by c_o_n_v_e_x on Monday August 28, 2023 @08:50PM (#37302194)

>- The hardware does not matter much, no customer cares if you use a blimp, a drone, a satellite or other, so maybe don't make the hardware your core identity

I worked at one of those drone-in-a-box startups for a few years. In my experience, some power distribution/power line operators are VERY particular about what kind of hardware you are flying near or above their infra.

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Re:Launch HN: HyLight (YC S23) – Hydrogen airships to inspec... by crubier on Monday August 28, 2023 @09:01PM (#37302296)

Yeah, I mean, if they care, it will be about preventing you from using unproven stuff next to their lines. So even worse in this context :-/

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Re:Launch HN: HyLight (YC S23) – Hydrogen airships to inspec... by MichaelZuo on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @03:43PM (#37312872)

To be fair they only care if you don't show up with a credible insurance policy that makes sure they get compensated for technology failures. Which in the context of a transmission grid operator could be several million dollars per incident.

Obviously any company will want to avoid even a tiny risk of incurring several million dollars of costs in a few seconds, so it's fair to expect the liability be on the solution provider.

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