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Originally Posted by kennyc
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1- Yes, the regulatory environment is *the* big hurdle.
2- No, you will not see 50,000 drones. First, because a lot of what Amazon sells isn't small enough or urgent enough for drone delivery. Second, because a lot of Amazon business comes from outside the giant metro areas, where near term drone tech isn't a fit. 50,000 daily flights over NYC? No. More like 500-1000, which can be served by 50 drones or less. Bezos said Amazon is looking to do drone deliveries: he didn't say Amazon was going to *only* do drone deliveries. Even in 2030 you're not going to see many drone deliveries of diapers.
3- For non-metro areas, a more practical near term (but less buzzworthy) solution would be autonomous ground vehicles.