Re:Amazon to deliver by drone? Don't believe the hype
by Amygaz on Monday December 02, 2013 @08:35AM
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I would disagree with it being impossible, especially in the drone delivery business. Definitely hard but not impossible.
The drone leave a known location to go to another location using a direct path. It is a point A to point B algorithm. Amazon could build or use a database of information regarding obstacles and traffic, to program and test well ahead of time destination between A (the warehouse) to B (i.e. every doorstep in a 30 minutes radius) and back to A.
GPS is often accurate within 1 meter which should be enough for door delivery (http://www.gps.gov/systems/gps/performance/accuracy/histogra...).
I agree that humans will be involved in monitoring the drones 24/7.
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