Comments on: The drones of Amazon

By: Lurker

Lurker — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 18:48:17 +0000

Imagine one these coming to land on some city building and spooking about 1000 pigeons into the air. Splat.

By: Matt_SE

Matt_SE — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 17:52:34 +0000

This is crap.
The energy source to do all this doesn’t exist. And by that, I mean “do it economically.”

Hell, I’m still waiting for my flying cars and personal jetpack that were promised me in the 1960s.

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 07:30:27 +0000

Btw. those tracking apps will also have a backdoor which lets military drones know where to send the missiles. In the far, far, future.

By: troin

troin — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 06:55:27 +0000

2013 technology versus a kid’s slingshot.

By: blert

blert — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 06:36:34 +0000

The Prime services is SURE to be linked to smart phones — by an app.

In which case, you’d be notified – -by a tracking app — that the drone is landing.

Smart homes will be pervasive in five years. Retrofitting is now a snap because of wireless — everythings.

By: rickl

rickl — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 06:17:01 +0000

Then again, you could just go to a nearby store if you need something that quickly.

Note that in the video the guy pushed a button that said "Prime Air 30 Minute Delivery". That's about the same time as a round trip to your local store.

Not to mention the fact that the guy in the video was waiting right at his door. How will the drone summon a homeowner who isn’t willing to hang out near the entrance?

So? That's no different than a UPS driver leaving a package on your porch while you're at work. And I guess you're more likely to hang out by your front door if you know that your package will arrive 30 minutes after you order it.

By: adagny

adagny — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 05:53:10 +0000

No doubt there are drones in our future.
Won’t be too long before we’ll be advertised at by drones with distracted drivers looking up… eeeek!, accidents waiting to happen.
Then there’s the guy running late to work, who orders breakfast to go-delivered by a drone. Makes one want to get the sunroof next time.

By: Charles

Charles — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 05:22:44 +0000

“Will people be tempted to shoot them down? How will Amazon avoid landing a drone on someone’s head? What about apartment-dwellers? Will the proliferation of drones lead to midair collisions?

Not to mention the fact that the guy in the video was waiting right at his door. How will the drone summon a homeowner who isn’t willing to hang out near the entrance?”

All good questions. But, when all is said and done, I’d be willing to bet that Amazon’s drones will work better, be more reliable, and deliver more than Obamacare. In the very least I won’t be “forced” to use Amazon’s drones.

By: rickl

rickl — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 23:55:38 +0000

Heh. Cute.

By: physicsguy

physicsguy — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 19:05:25 +0000

Can’t wait to see one of those babies try to delivery my package in a typical Nor’easter to my house with the many 60-70 foot trees surrounding it all moving in a 40 knot wind with snow and sleet .