Amazon testing drones for deliveries

[FirstPageResults]

Thought this was a fairly clever use of emerging technologies in ecommerce:

Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, is testing unmanned drones to deliver goods to customers, Chief Executive Jeff Bezos says.

The drones, called Octocopters, could deliver packages weighing up to 2.3kg to customers within 30 minutes of them placing the order

Maybe we'll be getting our pizzas this way soon

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25180906

 

[Ashman]

I can see an emerging Drone Insurance market as a result of this type of commercial application.

 

[findtim]

I can see some kid getting his hair cut in his front yard !

tim

 

[aus11]

Cool idea, but I didn't see any mention of shipping costs. Can't see it being cheap.

 

[Data Glasses]

Is that the pizza delivery at the door ...... nah just another drone

 

[m8e]

Interesting article.

And did you read the last bit....

"Zookal, an Australian textbook rental company, announced earlier this year that it would start using drones to make deliveries from 2015 if approved by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority."

Amazon needs to put some blade protectors on that thing though!

 

[FirstPageResults]

Cool idea, but I didn't see any mention of shipping costs. Can't see it being cheap.

Most likely just a PR exercise at this point. The cost will come down sooner or later though..

 

[findtim]

kim: hello , thankyou for calling amazon.

tony: hi, I was just wondering about a book I ordered?

kim: ok sir I will just check, hmmm, it seems your book has been attacked by an eagle which forced it down onto route 66 then got run over by a truck, but our google satelite is watching it ... hang on i'll speak to out coordinator, " HEY JOHN, 1945362 has gone down ! pause, I don't give a F if its lunchtime the bloody thing is on route 66 !!!!!!!!! , REBOOT IT, "

kim: ok sir it does seem to be crawling towards the side of the road now so we can send out another drone to pick it up, opps no, it got hit by another truck, "OH S^^T ........JOHN WTF get that thing off the road,

kim: ok sir its now off road, o shit a coyote just got it !

kim: "JOHN, fire up "googlelaser" and shot that bloody coyote."

kim: ok sir, sorry for the delay , we have now shot the coyote and your book is now safe although a little damaged so we will also be sending you a gift voucher for your trouble.

kim: " JOHN, you got that F'n rescue drone in the air yet" ?

tony: I was actually ringing to cancel the order.

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tim