Why did We Hear 5 Years Ago That Online Orders Would Be Delivered By Drone, And This Is Nowhere Near Happening Yet?
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my best guess would be it’s just not feasible. getting the licensing/air space authority, revamping the infrastructure of the delivery centers, getting drones that are capable of delivering oddly shaped or heavy packages, making sure the deliveries go to the right place, or having the drones get to where they need to go at all (how would it work manually? or even automated?).
the time and cost of getting all of this to happen would be insane, if possible at all right now. it’s not as easy as just buying a drone and strapping a box to it.
my guess is, we won’t see it for another 5 years probably at minimum. if nothing else, almost certainly because of the licensing and approval needed to do so. especially in the United States where the government moves at a snails pace on a good day.
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