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📣 didizaja

Drone Delivery Post-Covid?


Do you think that drone delivery technology and/or startups will become more common in the aftermath of COVID-19? I’ve been thinking that remote delivery services aided by drones might see a boon during and after this crisis.

Also, I’m curious if this might lead to the emergence of cloud-like, pay-per-use models for drones? I want to know what other HN users think about this and related ideas.

  👤 allears Accepted Answer ✓
This is far-future thinking. Nobody has demonstrated a viable drone delivery service except in remote areas for emergency purposes. As a general delivery option in urban or suburban zones, there are tons of problems and as yet no practical scalable solutions.