Amazon is asking the Federal Aviation Administration permission to use drones as part of its plan to deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less.

 
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:40 pm    Post subject: Amazon is asking the Federal Aviation Administration permission to use drones as part of its plan to deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less.

WTF? Sounds totally economical and really necessary.. Wow


http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/07/12/amazon-asks-faa-for-permission-to-use-drones-to-deliver-packages/
In a letter to the FAA dated Wednesday, Amazon said it is developing aerial vehicles as part of Amazon Prime Air. The aircraft can travel over 50 miles per hour and carry loads of up to 5 pounds. About 86 percent of Amazon's deliveries are 5 pounds or less, the company said.

"We believe customers will love it, and we are committed to making Prime Air available to customers worldwide as soon as we are permitted to do so," Amazon said in the letter.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:04 pm    Post subject:

that's cute.
i don't really believe this.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:12 pm    Post subject:



http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2014/07/11/amazon-surges-as-it-pleads-with-faa-to-test-drones/
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 5:37 am    Post subject:

Did I just wake up in some dystopian alternate universe?
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:15 am    Post subject:

Slowly but surely machine is displacing the human.

This means: more people put out of work due to this replacement which leads to fewer and fewer people with buying power which makes the economics principle of consumption more and more obsolete.

Or it may shift to a newer shift in paradigm within the monetary system/free market. Everyone will or can own their own machines and make their own products a dn sell/buy/barter that way.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 8:08 am    Post subject:

Quote:
"We believe customers will love it, and we are committed to making Prime Air available to customers worldwide as soon as we are permitted to do so," Amazon said in the letter.



They might be a low-cost alternative to the Pentagon:

"Excuse me, we have an Amazon Prime delivery for a Mr. Al Kayda."
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:07 am    Post subject:

I already get same day delivery for some items with prime. This would be amazing!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:11 am    Post subject:

Obvious marketing scheme...?
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:12 am    Post subject:

Over and under on how long it is until the first one is shot out of the sky?

30 minutes or less.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 11:29 am    Post subject:

I can see vandalism and theft being a huge problem.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 11:34 am    Post subject:

C M B wrote:
I can see vandalism and theft being a huge problem.


Among many.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 11:50 am    Post subject:

Whether it is drones or some other tactics, Amazon's goal is to be able to deliver 1 hour (or better) delivery.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 3:09 pm    Post subject:

Introducing Project Wing:
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 11:50 am    Post subject:

Introducing Amazon Prime's newest addition: Optimus Prime


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 12:55 pm    Post subject:

What next? The Drug Dealer Drone? Colombian Drug Cartels could just cut out the middleman on the street corner and deliver that 8 ball direct?
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 5:46 pm    Post subject:

Aussiesuede wrote:
What next? The Drug Dealer Drone? Colombian Drug Cartels could just cut out the middleman on the street corner and deliver that 8 ball direct?



Marlo would never go for that.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 6:14 pm    Post subject:

DaMuleRules wrote:
C M B wrote:
I can see vandalism and theft being a huge problem.


Among many.


Attach cameras on drones that provide live feed back to the warehouse control? (Evidence) and then instant 911 call to the crime scene. (Via GPS coordinates)
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 9:01 am    Post subject:

Aussiesuede wrote:
What next? The Drug Dealer Drone? Colombian Drug Cartels could just cut out the middleman on the street corner and deliver that 8 ball direct?


I doubt they have anyone in their ranks that can handle advanced technology produced after 1988.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 9:26 am    Post subject:

Just watched a video of the testing of the drones. Not only did they show Amazon testing it with Amazon Prime Air, but Dominoes was testing it with Pizza delivery. Can only imagine the barrage of XL Pineapple and Canadian Bacon's dropping down onto major intersections during the initial stages.
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