True, but i doubt they will ever make a drone that will drop off a fat ass tv to you.
Of course not. Who would trust that?
Big, breakable and valuable items, like televisions are never going to be sent by helicopter drones.
For something so big, you'd need a massive drone. Which is not only expensive and difficult to store, but will find it difficult to maneuvere and land in peoples gardens (especially if it's carrying a massive 42' TV).
The dangers are also massively increased in that scenario.
If it encounters obstacles, like wires, it might be more difficult for it to get it's package around it.
If a problem occurs and the package is dropped, you then have a giant TV falling however many tens-to-hundreds of feet onto people, cars and buildings. No flight authority will let that go ahead.
And if there is poor weather, like precipitation, then damage to the product is more likely. If it's carried in a big cardboard box, then that's no good. If it's not in a big cardboard box, like TVs today are, then it's in a giant plastic case, which is added weight, a waste of plastic, and also very difficult for the customer to dispose of or store.
You'll only find small objects get carried, because they are light and safe, don't require large drones, and also can easily be protected in cheap plastic cases.
The only thing I find difficult about this is the guarantee of 30-minutes or less.
Unless you have an Amazon depot nearby, that's not likely, unless these things are unbelievably rapid.
In the UK, including all of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, there are only 7 depots in operation, with plans to increase to 10.
That can't provide a large area for places to benefit.
In the US, there's only about 38. Not even enough for one in each state, and some of the states which those are found in have multiple depots.
There is no way that at the moment these drones can provide a catchment area for most of the country.
Unless you happen to live very close to one of those depots, I don't expect you'll be getting your package in 30 minutes.
And even if the journey does take an hour and you're happy for a slightly longer flight, you still might be too far out for the technology to reach you. Even if it takes a while to journey to you, those tiny helicopters still have to have enough battery power to fly to your house (using all it's sensors and motors) and then fly back to the depot.
There's not only a range for travel-time, but also for battery-power.
And really, I don't see Amazon overcoming those to any great extent too soon.
I'd expect to keep using vans and aeroplanes to deliver your packages.
