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This show is so cool!

Wonderful Aliette Opheim!

They'll probably be equipped with cameras, so if you damage it you get put in jail or something..mal so they could go Santa style and drop it down a special chimney specialised for this delivery

Or just throw lava

No! You just have more centers!

Your point is invalid until proven otherwise. As seen on this website, //www.amazonfulfillmentcareers.com/amazon-fulfillment/locations/, Amazon's current drone coverage is 0.25% of the US (not the population). Your view and the company's is optimistic to say the least. And yes, I did the math. 30 sites, each with a 10 mile radius over area of US.

Their goal is to have D centers everywhere. They have many now. Your point is null.

And the birds, I've seen remote control planes being attacked by birds before. Might not go ahead because of a danger to wildlife.

The one using it, isn't necessarily the one who stole it. It could have been some other random person who shot it down or wireless hacked it. Also, I'm pretty positive there are laws against drones flying around in public airspace along with privacy concerns. I don't understand how Amazon Air hasn't been shut down already. 

+Harathorthey could probably solve this with a camera also, along with customer ID.

one delivery one name, and they know who stole it

They're fucking drones, they can navigate themselfs, they can dodge each other.

Actually the pro drones can handle what most people with the 50 buck Christmas copter would call high winds; with a feed from a weather radar source prior to departure, the flight path can be adjusted to avoid weather, or they can easily offer a "delayed notice" when placing an order, but yep it would be allot of details and logistics.  Costs allot less to charge a drone battery than to pay for truck's fuel.  I'd say a no-go would be apartments or perhaps require a pre-auth signature waiver instead of a receipt when scheduling a specific time to deliver.  I can see drones dropping off stuff in a complex and 20 people rushing in to take it before the buyer gets to the box. 

I wouldn't do it, but I am all too familiar with yahoos that would.

+nicodimus2222 Oh nooooo!

+Etaukan they wont ever find me called selling it via black market

+Etaukan I wholeheartedly disagree with you, and I'm extremely disappointed with your outlook on who I am, what I represent, and the show I've created. Please see any segment on futurism.Loving technology, by the way, isn't loving every trend or product you see. Not every device or idea is of great or even incremental benefit to technology and its goals of reflecting and inspiring human ingenuity. Unlike seemingly tertiary scientific studies, this is simply not the case. Furthermore, I would be an idiot if I got excited or loved every single thing presented under the umbrella of "technology" blindly. Criticism, I think, is based on an innate love and respect for the idea and the potential of any given topic.And lastly, I was not negative about this device, but rather hopeful for the future. Not that I owe it to anyone to love everything, but I have no idea what you're complaining about in this particular case.

Hey Kim--I don't have a list of examples at the front of my brain just now, but I've definitely gotten this vaguely anti-tech vibe from many segments of the show. I understand that the point of a talk show is to 'talk' about things, not just mindlessly praise them, but it seems like you oftentimes go too far to the negative when discussing the potential downsides of something, painting it as utterly silly or useless instead of merely noting that it isn't quite ready for prime time.It really does affect my view of the show; I only watch the occasional segment that involves something I'm excited about, like this one, and even then, as in this case, all too often I'm left with the impression that you'd rather nobody even bothered trying something new.I hope that isn't your intent, but as it's calibrated now, that's just the impression given.Of course, I might well be an outlier--I don't pretend to represent everyone, but I can't help but wish you spent less time tearing down new ideas and more time discussing their merits, and how they might change things for the better.--AJK

+Etaukan Since when am I unhappy technology is a thing? This channel celebrates it for the most part, and no, I absolutely won't turn guests away for offering differing opinions. -KH

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+Etaukan finally someone who is also look at the good side!! Dare I say BETTER side? Yes!!!!

Ducted fans help a little with the noise. They should add them to the design. Furthermore, as advanced as hobby multirotors have become lately, I predict they will soon build them for personal transportation, say in the next decade or so. These will be the 'flying cars' we've been promissed by sci-fi for so long. As more cars become electric, so too will battery and electric motor technology advance, which could easily be applied towards giant multirotors.

+Benbot I'm sure part of the FAA rules set that will come down will include standards for acceptable noise, and likely acceptable times of day for delivery.But yeah, take a good look at those clear blue skies over your neighborhood, because someday soon there will always be a few little dots visible, cruising along from somewhere to somewhere.Not that I'll complain too much--unlike the birds currently in my sky, these won't poop on my car (and occasionally they'll bring me presents!)

+Cannibal_SoupSeems fair! I guess my only concern is the routes they take. Hopefully, they can minimize flying over roads or places with lots of people. Just in case one malfunctions and falls on somebody.

+kant The current rule of thumb is 5 miles from an airport, under 400ft. But the FAA is working right now on setting official guidelines.

+thatsnotpuddingBut these should fly too lower for planes. There could be a whole altitude of airspace just for drones. And it would mean less trucks on the road so less traffic for driving! So many benefits.

+kant Until it gets sucked it to a plane engine .