I thought this story was a satire piece at first, noone could seriously believe this is going to work in any practical fashion. In 3-5 Years? Only problem is with FDA? Seriously? What a BS story
The FAA. And they listed quite a few limitations: within 10 miles of a distribution center, so probably only major metro areas, and only small items (no pianos, or kayaks is the example they used).
He said they also have programming still to work on, such as ensuring they don’t hit people, etc.
It was on the news yesterday.
Target practice
Hackers sending them to who knows where
Killing birds and upsetting bees
Midair and landing crashes
Deliveries on the roof and and trees
With the current satellite and google/yahoo/etc maps, it'll be delivered a mile away
Another Big Brother spying resource
And who's going to take responsibility when that piano comes loose from it's bindings and falls to the highway killing a dozen people?
I'm guessing The Hill won't have to worry about such. Much like obamacare, they'll have the no-fly dome of safety.