[whymeogod]

Drone delivery is a bad idea especially in exceptional cases like a medical emergency because it is much less robust to inclement weather.

emergency systems need to _just work_.

Your "take a bike" solution is far superior. Thanks for your post.

[bluescrn]

The niche for drone delivery is the one that Zipline found - delivering medical supplies in remote areas with poor road access.

For the majority of cases, it's a stupid idea. If you really want to automate away delivery drivers, self-driving vans probably make more sense, when self-driving tech gets good enough.

[alt227]

> it is much less robust to inclement weather.

So are helicopters, but we use them for air ambulances as and when conditions dictate it is safe.

[palata]

I agree with your point, and I think that there are a few exceptional cases (some of which I believe Zipline addresses) where the alternative to the drone delivery is nothing. But to my knowledge, those are very rare use-cases.