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Amazon Drone Delivery
Amazon has started testing its Drone Delivery Service in the UK (Darlington).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c0l21992z75o
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Today, 05:56
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Re: Amazon Drone Delivery
as long as there is an option to not have it drone delivered when it is valuable and/or fragile also you can imagine the parcel bandits tracking them and just nicking them after they have been gently dropped into your garden
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Re: Amazon Drone Delivery
Lazy. Just lazy, as well as penny-pinching. I don't like the idea at all. In terms of goods safety, I'd rather take the time and trouble to have stuff delivered to the Newport Street Post Office. At least there I know I'll get it without some scrote nicking off with it. I can't see a drone ringing my doorbell, and how would I know anything had arrived?
Idea: maybe it could send an email.
Plus - it's just occurred to me - how will it know which door to use? My Mum, rest her soul, preferred the back door owing to the design of our estate, people used it far more frequently, and our posties were well aware of this (mostly). How would a drone know that without AI and a detailed image via Google Earth (possible privacy concerns there. GDPR, anyone?)?
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Today, 09:37
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Re: Amazon Drone Delivery
Not sure there's much point in urban areas. Chances are they have many other deliveries in the same area. One-off deliveries to small villages are different.
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Today, 09:57
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Re: Amazon Drone Delivery
Just another gimmick that won't catch on, although allegedly these delivery drones seem to work well for drug runs . . 
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Today, 10:52
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Re: Amazon Drone Delivery
Quote:
Originally Posted by Anonymouse
Lazy. Just lazy, as well as penny-pinching. I don't like the idea at all. In terms of goods safety, I'd rather take the time and trouble to have stuff delivered to the Newport Street Post Office. At least there I know I'll get it without some scrote nicking off with it. I can't see a drone ringing my doorbell, and how would I know anything had arrived?
Idea: maybe it could send an email.
Plus - it's just occurred to me - how will it know which door to use? My Mum, rest her soul, preferred the back door owing to the design of our estate, people used it far more frequently, and our posties were well aware of this (mostly). How would a drone know that without AI and a detailed image via Google Earth (possible privacy concerns there. GDPR, anyone?)?
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IIRC you have a QR type code in the area you want it put
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