Another military invention goes civilian…

[VTA]

[video=youtube;98BIu9dpwHU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98BIu9dpwHU[/video]

Amazon is looking at drastically reducing its delivery times — to 30 minutes or less — as it plans a new service called Prime Air that it says could debut in a few years. In an interview on CBS' 60 Minutes, CEO Jeff Bezos said the giant online retailer plans to use semi-autonomous drones to carry purchases to customers.

"These are effectively drones," Bezos says, "but there's no reason that they can't be used as delivery vehicles."

The drones would depart from the retailer's "fulfillment centers," the huge warehouses it has built near many large population centers in the U.S. and elsewhere. They can carry about 5 pounds, Bezos says, a figure that covers around 85 percent of Amazon's products.

"I know this looks like science fiction," Bezos tells Rose. "It's not."

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[Jon88]

I saw that on 60 Minutes last night. Makes you want to go work for Amazon. They really have a great company.

 

[VTA]

I missed the segment, but they seem to be able to withstand a down economy and still innovate.
It looks pretty awesome, but I'd imagine delivery would have to triple the price or close. Those things can't be cheap.

 

[Jon88]

Not sure. You should look the entire segment up on YouTube. This guy is actually smarter than Bill Gates and Steve Jobs IMO. His company involves so much more than technology and software. It's pretty amazing.

 

[JBond]

This will end in disaster when the first kid is killed by a runaway drone.

 

[Jon88]

I was not thinking the same thing.

 

[VTA]

I do wonder how it will effect the FAA, too.

 

[Jon88]

effect

Effect is a noun. Affect is a verb. Get it right.

Also, if you had watched 60 minutes last night you would have known that they're in talks with the FAA.

 

[JBond]

I do wonder how it will effect the FAA, too.

Maybe the NSA could hijack an Amazon drone to carry out an attack in this country and then deny any knowledge of it. A 5lb package dropped from 1000ft would sting.

 

[Jon88]

Maybe the NSA could hijack an Amazon drone to carry out an attack in this country and then deny any knowledge of it. A 5lb package dropped from 1000ft would sting.

God wouldn't find that funny.

 

[JBond]

The God of liberalism would.

 

[VTA]

Effect is a noun. Affect is a verb. Get it right.

Also, if you had watched 60 minutes last night you would have known that they're in talks with the FAA.

Got me. Effect can be used as a verb, but I did use it wrong.
I had better things to do than watch that, when I could get the NPR footnotes this morning.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

POLITICAL THOUGHT HERE!!

oh wait. You syked me out, VTA. Good one.

 

[VTA]

:wtf :confused

 

[Rock Slamdance]

hillbillys shooting at amazon drones.

 

[Midswat]

I'd order something and steal the drone.

 

[Jon88]

All I know is I'll do what I have to do to protect me and my family. If I see a fucking drone headed for my house I'm shooting the motherfucker out of the sky.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

:wtf :confused

I started out by making a political post since you started the thread; but then I caught myself when I found out it wasn't political at all.

Good one.

 

[VTA]

Gotta mix it up a little Robert.

 

[junk]

I have my doubts that this will ever be feasible, but it sure makes good press.