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Conclusion:
Many have written on this topic because they see the technology taking off. They see the progress in the technology that many have made and assume that drone delivery will be allowed soon. They get the “West Coast” mindset where they think if enough money and technology are thrown at the problem, it will be fixed regardless of the law. Additionally, most writing on or marketing drone delivery do not understand all the legal issues.
Aviation is an “East Coast” industry where the laws out of D.C. will heavily influence the business. Aviation is an extremely regulated environment. The faster the companies operating in this area realize that fact, the better off they will be so that they can actually do these types of operations.
Amazon still has a long way to go before drone delivery can be experienced in real life by the American public, not just as a short clip on the internet.
XKCD (Randall Munroe, CC BY-NC 2.5):
"Crowdsourced steering" doesn't sound quite as appealing as "self driving."
