Christopher Mims

12 years after after Amazon promised it was just around the corner, widespread commercial drone delivery is finally coming to the U.S.

The technological enablers here are fascinating -- it turns out it was a design problem as much as anything.

(gift link)

https://www.wsj.com/tech/the-drone-delivery-service-beating-amazon-to-your-front-door-1ad898b4?st=4mWfzC&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Mar 29, 2025 at 5:54pmWeb
Show threadJohn McChesney-YoungMar 29, 2025
@mimsical Thank you! But the gift part didn't work for me; maybe this? https://www.wsj.com/tech/the-drone-delivery-service-beating-amazon-to-your-front-door-1ad898b4?st=ZoWUwS&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink
Show threadBrian DearMar 29, 2025

@mimsical

New activities I expect to become common in the 2nd half of the 2020s:

• shooting down Amazon delivery drones

• vandalizing, and figuring out novel Waymo-style ways to disrupt / block / halt Tesla robotaxis in traffic

• swinging baseball bats at humanoid robots

Such a bright, technological future
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