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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1563016" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/delivery-drones-face-technical-hurdles-on-path-to-doorstep/story-fnay3ubk-1227273465301" target="_blank"><strong>Delivery drones face technical hurdles on path to doorstep - The Australian</strong></a></p><p></p><p>COMPANIES hoping to use drones to deliver small packages are confronting technical hurdles such as battery life and weather that are at least as vexing as proposed US regulatory limits.</p><p></p><p>Retail and shipping companies including Amazon.com, Alibaba Group, and Deutsche Post have been among the most enthusiastic supporters, seeing drones as potentially transforming their businesses.</p><p></p><p>But hurdles including short battery life and unreliable location data suggest it could be years before armies of drones replace FedEx and UPS vans. Companies also face obstacles such as bad weather, aggressive birds and gun-toting neighbours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1563016, member: 1"] [URL='http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/delivery-drones-face-technical-hurdles-on-path-to-doorstep/story-fnay3ubk-1227273465301'][B]Delivery drones face technical hurdles on path to doorstep - The Australian[/B][/URL] COMPANIES hoping to use drones to deliver small packages are confronting technical hurdles such as battery life and weather that are at least as vexing as proposed US regulatory limits. Retail and shipping companies including Amazon.com, Alibaba Group, and Deutsche Post have been among the most enthusiastic supporters, seeing drones as potentially transforming their businesses. But hurdles including short battery life and unreliable location data suggest it could be years before armies of drones replace FedEx and UPS vans. Companies also face obstacles such as bad weather, aggressive birds and gun-toting neighbours. [/QUOTE]
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