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Amazon Unveils Delivery By Drone

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Re: Amazon Unveils Delivery By Drone

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Just last week I was having what I thought was a fanciful conversation with a friend about exactly this. I'm amazed to see this materialise and very interested to see how the regulation process is handled.

Bezos, in the interview, intimated 2015 was the targeted year to get the regulations approved.

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Will these be gas powered? I hope not, but I don't see any way to get the required energy density. Flying lawnmowers here we come.

electric. youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98BIu9dpwHU

That sounds quite loud. Are you sure it's not gas?

Re: Amazon Unveils Delivery By Drone

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I think it's fair to say that between self driving cars and self guided quadracopters, it is entirely possible to have a fully or nearly autonomous end-to-end logistics system in the next 10-15 years. A lot of the problems with longer distance quadracopters could be overcome with a self driving delivery van, similar to an aircraft carrier with fighter jets.
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