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Drones to Be Used by Amazon to Deliver Packages to Customers

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With technology advancing so fast it doesn't surprise me that Amazon are going to start delivering parcels by drone

It will be trialled first in the UK, Italy and the USA

Obviously they will be the smaller parcels , not articles that are too big or heavy like an exercise bike

But i expect there will be some teething problems

What happens if a drone loses power, will packages come raining down from the sky to land in random gardens ?

What about other hazards in the air like birds or other domestic drones and planes ?

And how will you sign for a package if its needed ?

I am sure they will sort these problems out , eventually

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www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/amazon-set-deliver-packages-air-29746028

telmel
3 months ago
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Insight

I've been hearing about this for years. I'm not sure how feasible it is though, so many things can go wrong. Even if it survives all the hurdles initially and is a success, Amazon probably delivers millions of packages weekly, if they're moving in that direction - will people really want this many drones in the sky?

If they're just wanting to use it for hard to get to locations by road, then it might be feasible.

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jms19

Insight same and i think they have done it to some extent in the USA already. As you said though there’s loads of things that could cause problems, not least the british weather!

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telmel

Insight I agree with using it for far out places I, such as in the highlands where roads might be inaccessible in the winter , but as you say imagine hundreds of these things buzzing around in the sky, i bet you will get idiots with pellet guns trying to shoot them down

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telmel

jms19 The weather is another obstacle J, especially heavy rain , the parcels will have to be well waterproofed and not in cardboard wrapping as they are at present

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KAW18

I can't see this working in most areas. It might be good in really remote places especially during winter. But that's it. Amazon drivers can't find my address so I think it might be worse with a drone. I have things delivered to a locker for me to pick up much easier.

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telmel

KAW18 I think half the time they use the 'can't find the address' as an excuse when they are running late as they are on a strict time schedule which is connected to their bonus

I have had some say this about my deliveries when they have been many times to my house with parcels

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Consumer

There will definitely be people dedicated to hacking into them so they can intercept packages!

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telmel

Consumer Another possible problem to look at C

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Jerseydrew

All well and good but the issue is the stuff will get nicked. People will see the drone stop and know somethings been delivered. All very well, and good using tech til it goes wrong. People will they never received it just to get refunds. Our postal service can't deliver stuff to the right addresses nor do they sort it properly as it is so how can we expect a drone to do better?

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Mango4

This will never happen ,anything flying around like that would need to be heavily regulated otherwise chaos would pursue above our heads, with these drones crashing into all sorts of things.

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