[TriEmbed] Amazon to Use Drones to deliver Packages

[Pete Soper]

I would start by adding "/wants"/ to the subject line. :-) It's 
sickening but true that a fraction of folks will read your wording and 
assume this is going to happen (but hopefully nobody on this list).

I have no doubt at all that some huge improvement in delivery methods is 
coming, and it might involve drones. But I'm not going to hold my breath 
waiting for this particular solution in the short term. People in most 
of the world are *fearful* and quadcopters with exposed blades buzzing 
around goes beyond my imagination if I factor in human nature and recent 
history. But if I pretend that the entire world is populated by Jeff 
Bezos clones then OK. And I could imagine lots of simple homing devices 
that you get from Amazon and stick in the exact spot you want your 
delivery vehicle to leave your package. They would of course also offer 
you seventeen flavors of annunciator, delivery within the time window of 
your choice, etc for "reasonable" (tolerable) prices.

-Pete

On 12/02/2013 09:48 AM, John Vaughters wrote:
> I can think of no better group than this to ask for thoughts.
>
> My Thoughts:
>
> Crazy but possible, however, potential for problems may make it 
> impossible. Injury Lawsuits, Theft of packages or even drones, really 
> too many issues to even mention.
>
> Headline: Drone causes car crash, 8 dead
>
> Anyone else care to comment?
>
> John Vaughters
>
>
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