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<blockquote data-quote="OLDMAN3" data-source="post: 1831708"><p>"The drone rides on top of the truck but its claw sticks down into the cabin of the truck so the driver can hand it packages. Burns explains the drone is not for all deliveries. "The logistical software or the driver will say, 'hey this house is three miles in the wrong direction. I've got four other deliveries this way, so that's a good one for the horsefly. I'll keep going with the other four and it will catch up with me later.'"</p><p></p><p>Here's how it works:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The truck cover rolls back and the drone takes off.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Guided by GPS, the drone flies at an altitude of 400 feet.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A certified pilot in a national call center will guide the drone as it's descending.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">After the drop-off, the drone heads back to the truck.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">GPS can get it within three feet of the truck but then an IR camera uses an infrared pattern on top of the truck to guide itself back into the landing bay."</li> </ul><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/morning-edition/2015/02/new-ups-trucks-designed-to-add-drone-on-top.html" target="_blank">http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/morning-edition/2015/02/new-ups-trucks-designed-to-add-drone-on-top.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://wvxu.org/post/post-office-might-be-next-electric-truckdrone-customer-loveland-company#stream/0" target="_blank">http://wvxu.org/post/post-office-might-be-next-electric-truckdrone-customer-loveland-company#stream/0</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OLDMAN3, post: 1831708"] "The drone rides on top of the truck but its claw sticks down into the cabin of the truck so the driver can hand it packages. Burns explains the drone is not for all deliveries. "The logistical software or the driver will say, 'hey this house is three miles in the wrong direction. I've got four other deliveries this way, so that's a good one for the horsefly. I'll keep going with the other four and it will catch up with me later.'" Here's how it works: [LIST] [*]The truck cover rolls back and the drone takes off. [*]Guided by GPS, the drone flies at an altitude of 400 feet. [*]A certified pilot in a national call center will guide the drone as it's descending. [*]After the drop-off, the drone heads back to the truck. [*]GPS can get it within three feet of the truck but then an IR camera uses an infrared pattern on top of the truck to guide itself back into the landing bay." [/LIST] [URL]http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/morning-edition/2015/02/new-ups-trucks-designed-to-add-drone-on-top.html[/URL] [URL]http://wvxu.org/post/post-office-might-be-next-electric-truckdrone-customer-loveland-company#stream/0[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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