Amazon says it's drones will be as common as seeing a mail truck

[soberups]

A drone that could haul a commercially significant amount of weight over a sufficient distance to be viable as a delivery method would require a battery with a power-to-weight ratio that is many orders of magnitude superior to even the most advanced technology we have today. If we could make a battery like that it would quite literally transform civilization as we know it. There would no longer be a need for internal combustion or even jet engines because they would be obsolete. Airliners would be powered by battery-driven propellers rather than jet engines. Semi trucks would be powered by electric motors rather than diesel engines. We don't have the technology, and we cant even imagine the technology. People are hung up on drones because they are unmanned, but that is actually the easiest problem to solve. It all boils down to the amount of weight that can be carried.

 

[DumbTruckDriver]

A drone that could haul a commercially significant amount of weight over a sufficient distance to be viable as a delivery method would require a battery with a power-to-weight ratio that is many orders of magnitude superior to even the most advanced technology we have today. If we could make a battery like that it would quite literally transform civilization as we know it. There would no longer be a need for internal combustion or even jet engines because they would be obsolete. Airliners would be powered by battery-driven propellers rather than jet engines. Semi trucks would be powered by electric motors rather than diesel engines. We don't have the technology, and we cant even imagine the technology. People are hung up on drones because they are unmanned, but that is actually the easiest problem to solve. It all boils down to the amount of weight that can be carried.

 

[UPS4Life]

There was a news story where a helicopter got within 20' of a drone the other day. Also recently with the wild fires in California they can't put the detergents on the fire at times due to drones being flown In the area.

A majority of the Amazon buildings in the Harrisburg area are located within a couple miles of airports. I don't know how far the no fly zone goes out but when you see planes flying around the buildings I would assume you can't be flying drones.

 

[Turdferguson]

Not much time at all. Your wife can stay here ,while you house hunt.

Well that is down right neighbourly of you

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I'm so confused right now.

Didn't this start in another thread?

No

 

[TUT]

I like this one

Selfies for a new generation.

Currently they get to deal with this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/t...stling-big-ideas-in-a-bruising-workplace.html

 

[FrigidFTSup]

A majority of the Amazon buildings in the Harrisburg area are located within a couple miles of airports. I don't know how far the no fly zone goes out but when you see planes flying around the buildings I would assume you can't be flying drones

Amazon will have to open new buildings. A lot of their warehouses are right next to airports so they can get their air out. Any building within 5-10 miles in a midsize airport and any building within 30 miles of a big airport won't be able to fly drones. So basically, they won't be able to fly them anywhere they have any shot of making money.

 

[Kicked Your Dog]

Yeah, right. Those drones and their "prizes" won't last 1 month in the south CA district. Lol-smh.

 

[I Am Jacks Damaged Box]

Yeah, right. Those drones and their "prizes" won't last 1 month in the south CA district. Lol-smh. View attachment 51017

 

[hellfire]

who believes this nonsense

 

[Jones]

Drone ammo now available.

 

[Brownslave688]

Amazon will have to open new buildings. A lot of their warehouses are right next to airports so they can get their air out. Any building within 5-10 miles in a midsize airport and any building within 30 miles of a big airport won't be able to fly drones. So basically, they won't be able to fly them anywhere they have any shot of making money.

Yet they keep wasting money on the tech.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Yet they keep wasting money on the tech.

It looks sexy to investors. The average investor doesn't know airspace rules

 

[cheryl]

 

[bbsam]

What could possibly go wrong?

 

[rod]

How gullible do they think we are? Regular drone delivery won't be happening in anyone on here's lifetime. They failed to mention that an additional $100 shipping fee would be added.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

High drag device with counter rotating lift blades. Because you know, that can't go wrong.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Am I the only one getting tired of this overhyped idea? Amazon does it for publicity and it works but come on already.

 

[Brownslave688]

Am I the only one getting tired of this overhyped idea? Amazon does it for publicity and it works but come on already.

Maybe in the next contract we can get drones to carry us around and we just drop the packages....

 

[MAKAVELI]

Maybe in the next contract we can get drones to carry us around and we just drop the packages....

How about jet packs?