At 03:40 PM 5/12/2013, Jim Birch wrote:
This kind of combination would allow very accurate still air flight. I'm
doubtful that the same accuracy could be achieved easily in the turbulent
wake of buildings now, or soon. However, seagulls can do this stuff right
now which demonstrates that it is
The New Yorker's take on Amazon Air.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/dailycartoon/daily-cartoon-131202-465.jpg
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Paul Brooks wrote:
resolution of GPS and the frequency of sampling, which can be +/- 30
metres for a fairly rapidly moving device.
Google cars don't have a =/- 30 m accuracy. Cruise missiles do a lot
better than 30m by augmenting GPS. A drone could use a combination of
location and other
Amazon Prime Air: Plan for drones to make home deliveries takes heavy flak
The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/basket-case-amazons-plan-for-drones-to-make-home-deliveries-takes-heavy-flak-8978718.html
[UK] Rival Waterstones seemed amused rather than
On 03/12/13 20:51, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
Amazon Prime Air: Plan for drones to make home deliveries takes heavy flak
The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/basket-case-amazons-plan-for-drones-to-make-home-deliveries-takes-heavy-flak-8978718.html
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Andy Farkas an...@andyit.com.au wrote:
Even Bill Gates says Amazon drone delivery plan 'overoptimistic':
I disagree. I think that their plan has achieved everything they wanted it
to, and probably far more than they would have ever expected.
News coverage
At 18:51 + 2/12/13, step...@melbpc.org.au wrote:
Amazon Prime Air
http://www.amazon.com/b?ref_=tsm_1_tw_s_amzn_mx3eqpnode=8037720011
The goal of this new delivery system is to get packages into customers'
hands in 30 minutes, or less, using unmanned aerial vehicles.
How pathetic.
Amazon's
And this week's special offer on Amazon is our new range of book-proof
helmets...
On 3 December 2013 07:51, step...@melbpc.org.au wrote:
In America, the commercial use of drones was legalized early in 2012 ..
Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos, I know this looks science fiction. It’s not.
Amazon
At 09:12 AM 3/12/2013, Rick Welykochy you wrote:
After watching the video, I am wondering why the rotor blades are
not encased in a protective barrier. I wouldn't want an unexpected
haircut in my back yard while waiting for a book to arrive.
I also wonder how they protect against theft.
There
At 09:30 AM 3/12/2013, Paul Brooks you wrote:
I also wonder how they protect against theft.
and firearms. With the US being as it is, and a fleet of
self-steering skeets
whizzing by, I doubt if they will all survive the trigger-happy crazies.
While drone based transport looks a bit silly now in the absence of
regulation etc. we seem to have overcome the limitations of many, many
traditional deliveries occuring simultaneously on the much more crowded
road network.
It looks terribly energy inefficient to me, but that never stopped
At 05:51 AM 3/12/2013, step...@melbpc.org.au you wrote:
In America, the commercial use of drones was legalized early in 2012 ..
Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos, I know this looks science fiction. It's not.
Why they're really talking about this *now*.
Michael wrote:
It looks terribly energy inefficient to me, but that never stopped
progress.
I dunno. Compare the fuel required to deliver a book by UAV drone
to that used to cart around the book and a 10 tonne truck. Of course
economies of scale may kick in for the truck case.
I was once told
Has anybody seen a discussion on liability and/or insurance for these
autonomous things?
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Michael wrote:
It looks terribly energy inefficient to me, but that never stopped
progress.
It would use less energy than a courier truck. The question question is
whether the truck can combine enough deliveries to overcome it's bigger
energy usage and cost. Courier trucks do have other
OK, I'll admit it ...
That made me laugh.:)
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On 3 Dec 2013, at 9:04 am, Paul Bolger pbol...@gmail.com wrote:
And this week's special offer on Amazon is our new range of book-proof
helmets...
On 3 December 2013 07:51, step...@melbpc.org.au wrote:
In America, the
At 10:52 AM 3/12/2013, Rick Welykochy wrote:
I dunno. Compare the fuel required to deliver a book by UAV drone
to that used to cart around the book and a 10 tonne truck. Of course
economies of scale may kick in for the truck case.
Aussie post to my house. He has it in his normal case I think,
At 11:07 +1100 3/12/13, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
Has anybody seen a discussion on liability and/or insurance for these
autonomous things?
That's in the third paper in the series, for the first of which I
sent an RFC this morning, in case anyone didn't notice (:-)}
Tue, 3 Dec 2013
On 3/12/2013 11:31 AM, Roger Clarke wrote:
At 11:07 +1100 3/12/13, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
Has anybody seen a discussion on liability and/or insurance for these
autonomous things?
That's in the third paper in the series, for the first of which I
sent an RFC this morning, in case anyone
Is a drone more dangerous than a car?
- Jim
On 3 December 2013 12:29, Roger Clarke roger.cla...@xamax.com.au wrote:
At 11:07 +1100 3/12/13, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
Has anybody seen a discussion on liability and/or insurance for these
autonomous things?
On 3/12/2013 11:31 AM,
At 01:06 PM 3/12/2013, Jim Birch wrote:
...I refer, of course, to the type of machine suggested for short range
urban delivery of non-lethal payloads.
That's where the system problems come in. Cars are part of a cultural
system. Millions of them travel roads every day. There are accidents.
But
At 13:06 +1100 3/12/13, Jim Birch wrote:
Is a drone more dangerous than a car?
...I refer, of course, to the type of machine suggested for short range
urban delivery of non-lethal payloads.
Maybe.
The majority of personal use of model aircraft has long been by
individuals acting with
The 1865 [UK] Red Flag act required all road locomotives, which included
automobiles, to travel at a maximum of 4 mph in the country and 2 mph in
towns and have a crew of three, one of whom should carry a red flag walking
60 yards ahead of each vehicle. The 1896 Act removed the need for the crew
Jim writes,
I expect people will get used to them and think they are a normal
part of the urban environment.. They could be assisted during critical
phases of their flight by operators who may be geographically distant.
Most likely such a service would start off doing standard runs between
On 3/12/2013 3:58 PM, Rick Welykochy wrote:
I'm sure Linkers can think of many more drone firsts.
(*) First law suit where an injured party sues the owner of the drone
who blames the outsourced operator who blames the manufacturer who
blames the people who last serviced the drone. And the
At 4:47 + 3/12/13, step...@melbpc.org.au wrote:
Also seem to me that it would be smart to simply make them fly X metres
above the existing roads. The roads are already quite accurately mapped.
With GPS and existing navigation maps, they could track to the left and
right of road centres, and,
Jan Whitaker wrote:
Images now of the City Link tunnels being closed because a drone
slammed into one of the overhead signs..
Even better still, drones flying through the harbour tunnels.
-R
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On 3/12/2013 4:19 PM, Jan Whitaker wrote:
At 03:47 PM 3/12/2013, step...@melbpc.org.au wrote:
Also seem to me that it would be smart to simply make them fly X metres
above the existing roads. The roads are already quite accurately mapped.
'Accurately mapped' being a relative term - accurate to
On 3 Dec 2013, at 5:51 am, step...@melbpc.org.au wrote:
A: The FAA is actively working on rules and an approach for unmanned aerial
vehicles that will prioritize public safety. Safety will be our top
priority, and our vehicles will be built with multiple redundancies and
designed to
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