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Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ
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Re: Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ
#12There were plenty of proposals back in 2021 about having highways in the sky for drone delivery operations, at least in Canada, so such incidents are avoided, as relying on technology alone isn't enough and the risk plans are only to mitigate rather than eliminate the risks. That being said, drone delivery will not really become a thing unless the endurance issue is resolved, like a new breakthrough battery technolog…
I thought this is a thing for autonomous vehicles carrying people at least I remembering seeing something with Honda
Re: Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ
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Re: Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ
#15There were plenty of proposals back in 2021 about having highways in the sky for drone delivery operations, at least in Canada, so such incidents are avoided, as relying on technology alone isn't enough and the risk plans are only to mitigate rather than eliminate the risks. That being said, drone delivery will not really become a thing unless the endurance issue is resolved, like a new breakthrough battery technolog…
I thought this is a thing for autonomous vehicles carrying people at least I remembering seeing something with Honda
It is for both, manned and unmanned, providing also a map of the network coverage in these “highways” and other active drones as well. I remember seeing a proof of concept platform that provided such functionality in Singapore, I am not sure if it became a reality later though.
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#16There were plenty of proposals back in 2021 about having highways in the sky for drone delivery operations, at least in Canada, so such incidents are avoided, as relying on technology alone isn't enough and the risk plans are only to mitigate rather than eliminate the risks. That being said, drone delivery will not really become a thing unless the endurance issue is resolved, like a new breakthrough battery technolog…
Why is 4 hours a limit?
Re: Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ
#17"Crane" is a highly optimistic word for what looks like a telescoping boom lift.
Edit: per below was actually a crane
Re: Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ
#18Little after 10am, pure speculation but wonder if the angle of the sun overwhelmed the dynamic range of the image sensor over a particularly inopportune area of the frame. Guessing no LiDAR on drones like this.
Fine speculation. But they should be smart enough not to fly into their own blind spots e.g. the sun. They would tack back and forth I bet. They have a lot of tricks like this.
I bet it has to be a confluence of factors. I hope Amazon reports openly what went wrong. FAA should demand it. Will be a very interesting report if we ever get to read it.
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#19I didn't even know they were using delivery drones yet. Why did they both crash, were they working in tandem carrying one payload or something?
The local Walmart nearest me has also started using drone delivery using Zipline drones. It's not a store I frequent, but recently drove past and the landing/launching site has a very unique look to it. At first thought, I thought it was a small carnival type of set up, but realized the rides looked really weird. There's large towers that remind me of the sculptures in Singapore near the ship on stilts building. I just perused Zipline's website hoping to find some imagery, but the site is clearly focused on promotional aspects with happy people receiving packages. zzzzzz.
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#20From their brief on the drones themselves: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-drone...
> Our approval includes the ability to fly Beyond Visual Line of Sight, using our sophisticated on-board detect and avoid system. This is an historic, first-of-its-kind approval for a new drone system and a new operating location following a rigorous FAA evaluation of the safety of our systems and processes.
It's true the FAA would have had to have signed off on these so that will be interesting.