Amazon flies to new heights -Delivery by Drone

[Islandman]

From Amazon.com:

The goal of this new delivery system is to get packages into customers' hands in 30 minutes or less using unmanned aerial vehicles.

Putting Prime Air into commercial use will take some number of years as we advance the technology and wait for the necessary FAA rules and regulations.

Check out this footage from a recent test flight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCOjnOLopuk

[Don1]

LOL.... wikkid

When we tell persons seh dat wi inna di Robot Age an' wi affi prepared fi deal wid dat proppa .... is like dem still nuh get it

School's Challenge tuh di Whirl!!!

[Hortical]

They could do a pilot delivery project in a small city, where they would do all the distribution & cut out Fedex & UPS. TV stations could use drones to report on traffic and reduce their costs for helicopters. If you think your wife is cheating, get a drone fi follow her car & take photos. Nuff uses fi this.

[Islandman]

LOL. Yes nuff potential applications but FAA would have to play a big role in regulating.

Imagine hundreds of those things in the air at the same time.

[Bricktop]

should be fun...people shooting them down...catching them in nets...then Amazon will get permission to arm the drones to defend themselves...wikkid...

[Don1]

LOL. Yes nuff potential applications but FAA would have to play a big role in regulating.

Imagine hundreds of those things in the air at the same time.

Easy problem to fix

The UAVs will be networked by GPS/Glonass satellite updates and proximity sensors.... then persons file their flight plan online with SkyNet which aggregates all UAV flight paths and adjusts them in real time to avoid conflicts.... den evvyting kriss... no sweat

Problem solved

[Gamma]

all of that in 30 minutes ....? WIKKID!

[Jawge]

Got to give them credit for thinking outside of the box though. This may be the reason why they have what BBerry should have (Kindle) They should look to hire some of W.Knibb sixth formers (like minds)

[Don1]

all of that in 30 minutes ....? WIKKID!

Route plans avoiding vehicles being in the same space at the same time (AKA collisions) will be generated in much less than 3 seconds