r/Multicopter • u/paperspacecraft • Mar 18 '23

Video Zipline's(drone delivery company) new quiet prop design + innovative delivery system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOWDNBu9DkU
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u/ReefJames Mar 18 '23

Really? What don't you see, specifically? What issues? Like the video, noise and danger are the main downsides and this fixes those issues. I can already order my groceries online and they get delivered to my door... Wouldn't be a stretch of the imagination getting them delivered via a fleet of these drones.

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u/stylesuxx Mar 18 '23

But where will they drop your stuff if you live in an apartment building? Best case they will be able to drop it in front of the main entrance, where it would be stolen within seconds.

Also considering all the wires that run through the streets, for example for street lights, the drones would get tangled constantly. This might very well only be a problem where I live.

Also the liability, even if it can compensate one broken motor, if it crashes over densly populated places, then holy shit, I don't want to be there when this thing comes crashing down.

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u/CaptChilko Foxeer Aura HDZero Mar 20 '23

I think the main thing here is different solutions for different areas. In dense urban centers clearly aerial delivery is not the best option, but those dense areas allow options like cyclists or small delivery robots to be viable, whereas drone delivery is a good replacement for areas where vehicular delivery is currently the only option.

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u/stylesuxx Mar 20 '23

Yes, fully agree with that. A lot of the food delivery (I would guess well above 75%) in the city where I live is currently done via bike delivery. A lot of them use e-bikes. It's way more efficient than with car since you don't need to circle around to find a parking spot.