Courtesy of Mish.
Drone delivery is coming, and faster than most think.
Time Magazine disagrees. Time proclaims Here’s Why Drone Delivery Won’t Be Reality Any Time Soon
Time notes the FAA will not have anything to do with autonomous deliveries other than line-of-sight, but I expect regulations will be worked out soon enough.
Countries like Canada and the UK are ahead of the US in addressing regulations, and history suggests that such pressure and demand from consumers is all it will take to get the US to catch up.
New Drone Prototype
Video of New Drone
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30-Minute Deliveries
Please consider Amazon Unveils New Hybrid Drone Prototype to Make Deliveries Within 30 Minutes.
Amazon has unveiled a new hybrid delivery drone that can fly both vertically, as a helicopter capable of landing in customers’ backyards, and horizontally like a conventional plane. The drone can travel up to 15 miles at high speed….
