"Amazon’s CEO said Sunday night that the company plans to use drones to make deliveries, offering the possibility of a massive domestic surge in a technology now best known for gunning down Islamic militants in Pakistan and Yemen."
The company suggested delivery drones could reduce shipping time to a mere 30-minutes after an online order. But the buzzy announcement will require, first of all, a massive reworking of regulations around unmanned aviation.More at BuzzFeed. Video demonstration at this link
The online retailer’s chief executive officer and founder, Jeff Bezos, introduced the delivery mechanism, Prime Air, which is in development, on 60 Minutes. Immediately after the piece, Amazon put up a video showing a delivery via the drone, and a portion of its website describing Prime Air.
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THE GayPatriot @GayPatriot 1h
I don't want Big Amazon droning me in my bedroom!
ibeetb @ibeetb 1h
Mr. Jeff Bezos, please don't ever speak negatively about Ocare, gays, minorities, women or immigrants. Would hate to lose you #60minutes
Bezzos is a rich white guy.
Those FAA rules could come as soon as 2015. The type of flights Bezos proposed are currently not allowed. Unlike some other drones currently used, these would be autonomous -- they would fly without a pilot.
Welcome to 2010, Amazon. That's when my crack dealer started this form of delivery, including free condoms with a $100 order. It only works with high value to weight merchandise, and the customer has to really want the delivery NOW!
The question I have is what would Bezzos be prepared to do for Obama in exchange for those rule changes.
Suddenly, his purchase of the Washington Post makes a lot of business sense.
James Taranto @jamestaranto 15m
"We're not going to deliver kayaks, or table saws this way." I WANT MY TABLE SAW!!!
Some of the tweets are funny.
Consolidated News @ConsolidatedNws 1h
Dammit, @AmazonDrone ! You missed my porch again!
#AmazonDrones @amazon pic.twitter.com/ZBNX9zhCx2
....the company plans to use drones to make deliveries
Hillary Clinton and Madeline Albright need jobs? Who knew?
Thank you, Amazon, I received my bowling ball in just a few short hours. Tomorrow I'll have the hole in my roof fixed.
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