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Re: Amazon Shows Off New Prime Air Drone with Hybrid Design

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Post by vektyr » Sun, Nov 29, 2015, 9:49 PM UTC

varelse wrote: post #6

eclipxe wrote: post #2

I like the placards placed in "safe landing zones". Simple solution to hard problem.

And mess with your neighbor's life by placing your own landing placards in your fenced-off backyard.

I assume that could be prevented by using QR codes or something.

Re: Amazon Shows Off New Prime Air Drone with Hybrid Design

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Post by darawk » Sun, Nov 29, 2015, 9:51 PM UTC

sixQuarks wrote: post #7

Is it just me, or is Jeremy Clarkson's voice off by a few milliseconds in the video?

Ya, I noticed that as well. Very irritating. The service looks awesome if they can, uh, deliver though.

Re: Amazon Shows Off New Prime Air Drone with Hybrid Design

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Post by listic » Sun, Nov 29, 2015, 9:53 PM UTC

I wonder how can delivery with drones be more economically effective than with cars and drivers, with "distances of 10 miles or more"? Which, if I'm not mistaken, still somewhat exceeds capabilities of today's drones.

Re: Amazon Shows Off New Prime Air Drone with Hybrid Design

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Post by josephpmay » Sun, Nov 29, 2015, 9:53 PM UTC

I have trouble understanding where the package goes in the drones (which I guess is good for deterring theft). Also, they don't really provide any scale, but the drones appear to be pretty huge.

Re: Amazon Shows Off New Prime Air Drone with Hybrid Design

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Post by narrator » Sun, Nov 29, 2015, 9:55 PM UTC

Probably won't be able to deliver in bad weather. Small aircraft aviation is always subject to the whims of the weather.

Re: Amazon Shows Off New Prime Air Drone with Hybrid Design

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Post by takeda » Sun, Nov 29, 2015, 9:57 PM UTC

varelse wrote: post #6

eclipxe wrote: post #2

I like the placards placed in "safe landing zones". Simple solution to hard problem.

And mess with your neighbor's life by placing your own landing placards in your fenced-off backyard.

Yeah, wouldn't be better to have one that has encoded QR code with the package information?

Re: Amazon Shows Off New Prime Air Drone with Hybrid Design

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Post by serge2k » Sun, Nov 29, 2015, 10:10 PM UTC

coderdude wrote: post #10

"Jeff Bezos beats DoD at it's own game" -Business Insider

Drone delivery without explosions.

Re: Amazon Shows Off New Prime Air Drone with Hybrid Design

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Post by pcl » Sun, Nov 29, 2015, 10:11 PM UTC

josephpmay wrote: post #14

I have trouble understanding where the package goes in the drones (which I guess is good for deterring theft). Also, they don't really provide any scale, but the drones appear to be pretty huge.

For scale reference: towards the end of the first video [1], they show the drone landing on a pad next to a fence, and a few seconds later, a woman picks up the box and pad.

I'd say it's about 6 feet on a side, and maybe 4 feet tall.

[1] https://youtu.be/MXo_d6tNWuY?t=107

Re: Amazon Shows Off New Prime Air Drone with Hybrid Design

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Post by babuskov » Sun, Nov 29, 2015, 10:12 PM UTC

pinkunicorn wrote: post #3

Shit, I thought this was a marketing gimmick. Looks like they might actually be delivering. And it looks quite awesome to be honest. And development in Israel? Wow!

I don't get it. What so special about development in Israel?

Re: Amazon Shows Off New Prime Air Drone with Hybrid Design

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Post by i1626462 » Sun, Nov 29, 2015, 10:16 PM UTC

josephpmay wrote: post #14

I have trouble understanding where the package goes in the drones (which I guess is good for deterring theft). Also, they don't really provide any scale, but the drones appear to be pretty huge.

The drone looks like it's roughly 2.5m wide and 2m long