Some early quadcopters have found at least superficial solutions to the problem. military uses for overhead surveillance around the world, octocopters fly low in the sky, diving low enough to touch when they hover to deliver packages. And unlike the unmanned aerial vehicles the U.S. It’s easy to imagine the problems that could come from the eight-rotored flying robots coming into contact with soft human flesh. See also: It Came From Above: Why Copters Are The Next Big Thing In Robotics “We love drones for agriculture because there are no people there, but using drones for delivery in built-up areas around people might not be the best idea,” he said. There’s a reason Chris Anderson, former editor-in-chief of Wired turned commercial drone mogul, called delivery by drone “ incredibly stupid.” Unfortunately, since the FAA’s 100-page draft roadmap fails to meet legislators’ privacy concerns, we may not find out until after 2015. Of course Prime Air drones won’t be designed to spy on people the question is whether or not they could be used that way. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, eight states have passed legislation against commercial drones concerning surveillance data collection. airspace could be used to spy on citizens. It’s all about privacy concerns, and whether or not drones in U.S. Surprisingly, the FAA’s reluctance to quickly legalize drones has nothing to do with the gadgets’ reputation as killing machines elsewhere in the world. Amazon says, “ we will be ready at that time.” Congress has ordered the FAA to deliver a road map by the end of this year the first draft was announced in November.Īs Amazon observes, the FAA is supposed to have a roadmap for integrating drones in place by 2015. The most pressing hurdle in Prime Air’s way is the fact that the Federal Aviation Administration currently doesn’t permit commercial drones in U.S. Why announce it now? Probably to ensure that, on the eve of Cyber Monday, Amazon is all anybody will be talking about.Īmazon has caught our attention, but can it, well, deliver? Here are some of the hurdles Prime Air will need to overcome in order to become a reality. Bezos predicted Prime Air is still “four to five” years off. If it sounds too incredible to be true, it’s because it is-for now.
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