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Feds give Google OK to test Project Wing drone deliveries

62 点作者 RileyKyeden将近 9 年前

12 条评论

smokeyj将近 9 年前
&gt; Though the FAA released its final rules for drone operations in June, deliveries still aren&#x27;t allowed. However, Alphabet has reportedly been testing them in the US anyway, skirting the regulations via a NASA waiver<p>You see, all American&#x27;s are allowed to be innovative. Some are just more allowed than others.
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Klathmon将近 9 年前
From my perspective, it&#x27;s pretty clear that &quot;Delivery by drone&quot; is going to happen. It might not be this year, or next year, or even in the next 5-10 years, but eventually it&#x27;s going to happen.<p>I think that if the FAA doesn&#x27;t keep up with the pace that other countries are setting (in terms of regulation, laws, and rules surrounding out-of-sight drone usage), then eventually they will be pressured to rush some solutions which will probably have some bad consequences.
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apendleton将近 9 年前
This is pretty sloppy reporting. The single-wing tail-sitter drone design depicted in both the picture and video accompanying this article and discussed in the text had been abandoned as of last year: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.wsj.com&#x2F;digits&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;17&#x2F;google-working-on-new-drone-after-wing-design-failed&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.wsj.com&#x2F;digits&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;17&#x2F;google-working-on-new...</a><p>They do still have a program for drone delivery, but we know nothing about the drones involved except that these aren&#x27;t them.
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david-given将近 9 年前
Every time I read Vernor Vinge&#x27;s _Rainbows End_ I find myself wishing that someone would invent Up&#x2F;Ex --- big pneumatic cannons which fire disposable cardboard gliders into the air; they glide down autonomously to the delivery site and then you tear then open and remove the package. Last mile delivery.<p>I don&#x27;t care that it probably wouldn&#x27;t be practical, or feasible. They&#x27;d still be awesome.
nbmh将近 9 年前
Package delivery is one of the highest profile uses for drones, but I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s a lasting one. Drones are unlikely to become cheap and efficient enough to eclipse current delivery techniques on a mass scale. Especially because traditional techniques will become much more effective as autonomous cars become feasible.<p>However, lots of the technology being developed (robust autonomous flight, improved endurance &amp; range, lower costs) will speed up developments for other applications that make better use of their strengths. Even more importantly, companies like Google are finally forcing the FAA to craft realistic regulations that don&#x27;t completely cripple commercial applications. The FAA&#x27;s lethargic pace has already severely hampered domestic development to the degree that Google had to do most of their development in Australia.
CodeSheikh将近 9 年前
Google&#x27;s Project Wing and Amazon&#x27;s Prime Air are great projects and their advancements should be encouraged not discouraged. Now as far as the feasibility goes, &quot;delivery by drone&quot; should be limited to remote areas only where traditional delivery services do not have good infrastructure and network. Think a ranch in eastern Texas or Colorado vs a condo in Austin or New York.<p>No one need these guys swarming the skyline of Manhattan when the city has one of the best delivery networks in the nation as many other major metropolitan cities would enjoy.
DenisM将近 9 年前
I&#x27;m amazed with fixed wing vertical takeoff. And landing. There don&#x27;t seem to be any moving parts other than the rotor blades. There ought to be some clever software in there.
kelvin0将近 9 年前
Well, it looks like some Narcos already did (and without the Feds approval): <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;mexiconewsdaily.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;smugglers-used-drones-since-2012&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;mexiconewsdaily.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;smugglers-used-drones-since-...</a> Wonder how this new delivery method affects street prices for illegal substances?
eobropta将近 9 年前
My guess is that this article is just indirectly referring to the six UAS test sites that most companies can already test at for interesting UAS projects.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.faa.gov&#x2F;news&#x2F;fact_sheets&#x2F;news_story.cfm?newsid=15575" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.faa.gov&#x2F;news&#x2F;fact_sheets&#x2F;news_story.cfm?newsid=1...</a>
karma_vaccum123将近 9 年前
I still can&#x27;t figure out how these things actually deliver the package. Do they just drop it on my front lawn? That doesn&#x27;t seem desirable. Does it drop it at a centralized location because my street has thick tree coverage? Don&#x27;t most streets have thick tree coverage?
microcolonel将近 9 年前
Let us hope that this doesn&#x27;t turn into a protectionist regulatory nightmare.
onurozkan将近 9 年前
first question in my mind; &quot;in exchange for what?&quot;
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