Mercedes-Benz conducting the biggest test using drones to ship everyday items

Post by QAPereo » Wed, Nov 29, 2017, 10:08 PM UTC

michrassena wrote: post #39

I can imagine drone delivery's an effective solution to the last mile problem for automated delivery? Have a self-driving truck navigate through a neighborhood, the drone takes off with the package and delivers it to the doorstep and returns to the truck. The truck can continue driving around as drones rejoin it down the road. Now we have both pieces of the equation: how to get to the house without paying a driver, a…

Post by jacquesm » Wed, Nov 29, 2017, 10:54 PM UTC

tachyonbeam wrote: post #12

Shivetya wrote: post #9

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well the concern I am curious about how they address it is, how will they route these drones? How high up do they need to be when crossing private property before they are not trespassing. If any have cameras attached how do we verify they only record where appropriate? if routing down existing roadways how do they fare in areas with large numbers of over head wires? my personal concerns from above are trespass and p…

Most drones would likely be carrying low-value items. The risk would probably not be worth it. Each time you try to nab a drone, you are exposing yourself to the risk of being arrested and prosecuted. If security is a huge concern, keep shipping high-value items by people. Program the drones to fly in unpredictable patterns, etc.

Post by irhd » Thu, Nov 30, 2017, 12:42 AM UTC

simplyinfinity wrote: post #8

account0099099 wrote: post #2

What is this going to sound like when cities have hundreds of whining drones flying around? Are we just going to have to get used to the noise pollution from the drones so people can get their coffee delivered faster?

What is this going to sound like when cities have hundreds of whining cars driving around? Are we just going to have to get used to the noise pollution from the cars so people can get their coffee delivered faster? ------- This actually might lower the delivery times and delivery cars on the road which is a good thing! Less traffic, less air pollution, faster delivery times, less jobs (not a good thing tho).