Originally Posted by
Bing
Why? It just needs GPS and someone to monitor a clutch of them at a control centre. I mean assuming they can get around that whole pesky requirement to remain in visual contact with the thing.
Amazon are already addressing that aspect:-
From The Times 26th July
Amazon has moved another step forward in its quest to become the first retailer to deliver parcels by drone.
It will announce today that it has struck up a partnership with the government to “explore the steps needed to make the delivery of parcels by small drones a reality”.
Amazon said that a cross-departmental team, supported by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), had agreed that it could start a trial of drone deliveries “beyond line of sight” in several rural and suburban areas.
The small unmanned aircraft will be tested at altitudes of up to 400ft and at a distance of up to ten miles. In the US, authorities do not allow drones to be flown out of sight of the operator.
Amazon has also received permission from the government to test the performance of sensors to ensure that drones can avoid obstacles, as well as tests where one person operates multiple drones.