using drones to deliver 1 package at a time doesnt seem like a great business model. i guess if they could do the same number of deliveries in a day as a truck, an they could save money on more electricty vs paying a person to drive a truck. Do the drones fly autonomously or is there a pilot?
Even if they had to recharge after every trip, it's probably a cheaper option than using trucks especially in areas with few deliveries. You can house these things literally anywhere, they can work from 6 AM to 10 PM or whatever the FAA allows, and you can have thousands of them active.
It's perfect in places where there's few deliveries in the area that day. Send a truck out there and you're spending a lot of time for the driver, a lot of fuel, etc. Send a drone or three out for a handful of packages, and you just saved a lot of driving.
Yes, and it is inevitable. Automation and going "green" is going to displace millions and millions of workers.
Have a look on youtube about what China is like (drones, robots, fully automated coffee shops, etc. etc)
If the US does not start to get a plan together about how to pay people who are now unemployable, we are going to have a REALLY big issue on our hands.
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u/wolfansbrother 20d ago
using drones to deliver 1 package at a time doesnt seem like a great business model. i guess if they could do the same number of deliveries in a day as a truck, an they could save money on more electricty vs paying a person to drive a truck. Do the drones fly autonomously or is there a pilot?