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Drone Delivery Was Supposed to be the Future. What Went Wrong?

Wendover Productions · Youtube · 3 HN points · 3 HN comments
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This mini-documentary explains it pretty well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-M98KLgaUU

TL;DW: No-fly zones, costs, and drones not being intelligent enough to detect where they are going to drop off packages. It is cheaper and easier to do the last mile via traditional methods than dealing with all the risks and limitations of flying.

I'm guessing the video on drone delivery was this video by Wendover Productions?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-M98KLgaUU

They also have a more recent video on general drone delivery:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-M98KLgaUU

It was really interesting to watch. General idea discusses the problems it faced in the US in seemingly optimal circumstances (airspace restrictions, density, existing delivery networks) and how it does live and help out in other places, highlighting zipline as an example.

Feb 10, 2022 · 3 points, 1 comments · submitted by temporalparts
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A company called Starship handles autonomous deliveries of food in several countries. I see banks of their mini-rovers parked outside my grocery store. Drone delivery is ubiquitous and here to stay.
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