The Potential Benefits
The proposed benefits of Amazon's prototype drone are shocking: according to specifications, it can fly up to 15 total miles in a delivery and may be able to get the order to your home in under 30 minutes. And all that would be done without a single person being inside of the drone.
At a height of about 400 feet, it would be high enough to avoid the grasping hands of thieves, but also low enough …show more content…
A write for Forbes.com wrote about what he perceived as potential disadvantages with the new system. One of the first items he brought up was price: drone delivery is likely to cost a lot more and may be out of the price range of the average consumer.
He also points out one advantage that may not be obvious to many homeowners, but will be all too obvious to apartment renters: potential inaccuracy of delivery. The drone is likely to deliver something directly to the front door of any establishment, whether it's a home or an apartment. As a result, your package may be far from your apartment in a way that traditional hand delivery would never allow.
The Potential For Growth Is Real
If Amazon is successful in integrating drone delivery, there's a real possibility for a paradigm shattering change. As the price of the technology decreases, it's easy to imagine that drone delivery will expand beyond Amazon and into other enterprises. For example, imagine the following items getting delivered to your door in less than half an hour:
Groceries Food from a restaurant Books and entertainment items