[bluebandit]

Originally Posted by grandam1979

Wait till the first time one of them drop a package on someone by accident.

Guy had one drop a package on the back of his pickup, didnt take long for them to show up to get it. From what ive seen they dont land, their is a cable that lowers the delivery down. Think they have a 5 to 6 mile flight range

[JimFB400HO]

Wonder how they deliver to front doors that are under trees or a covered front porch?
How do the get packages into businesses, stores, offices, condos or apartments?

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by JimFB400HO

Wonder how they deliver to front doors that are under trees or a covered front porch?
How do the get packages into businesses, stores, offices, condos or apartments?

I would assume they don't. They haven't said this method of delivery will work in all situations.

[NeighborsComplaint]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

I haven't checked into it again lately, but when Amazon was first looking for "private contractors" to do their deliveries in my areas - using your own vehicle - the requirements were very stringent towards your personal vehicle.
It didn't add up for the money being offered.

Then there was all the negative feedback from those who did make a go of it, about low income and unsteady work.

Maybe the drones can pull them through.
I see lots of room for error and mishaps.
Also sabotage by former and current disgruntled delivery employees, on top of the thrill seekers.

I think we all would love to blast one or two for recreation,
they will have their work cut out for them.

I saw one of their contractors in action over the weekend driving a late model Volvo. He rolled into the cul-de-sac, stopped in the street, and proceeded to unload packages from the trunk into the street, transfer packaged from totes from the back seat into the trunk and then stack packages the packages from the street into the back seat. He got distracted by his wife or girlfriend ride-along, hopped back in the car and drove off leaving a couple packages sitting in the street.

He must have checked his rearview as he drove off and screeched to a stop, ran back for the packages and then drove off. It was pretty amusing.

[dataway]

It will probably be limited to very dense markets, a few square blocks in major cities, it's the only way it would make sense logistically. In a rural areas where trip time and length would be high, it would be very inefficient ... 50 two way drone trips versus 50 packages on one vehicle making one round.

What I don't understand is how in a very dense market like a city center ... they are going to actually deliver the packages to a recipient, they are going to have to go to a pickup box/point for each building like the mail does. I seriously doubt they are going to drop them off on the balcony or fly in through a window.

[4zpeed]

Originally Posted by dataway

It will probably be limited to very dense markets, a few square blocks in major cities, it's the only way it would make sense logistically. In a rural areas where trip time and length would be high, it would be very inefficient ... 50 two way drone trips versus 50 packages on one vehicle making one round.

What I don't understand is how in a very dense market like a city center ... they are going to actually deliver the packages to a recipient, they are going to have to go to a pickup box/point for each building like the mail does. I seriously doubt they are going to drop them off on the balcony or fly in through a window.

In a metropolitan area it possibly may even be required to physically accept the package, wouldn't be hard to figure flight time and send a confirmation text.

You make a good point about logistics, I would tend to think in rural areas it would only be offered for same, next or two day services justifying the trip and cost.


Frank