"Another obvious idea is to simply land the craft, drop the package, and then take off again. To test the premise, they brought in some of Google’s user experience researchers who queried people about how they might react to such a delivery. What they found was that individuals could not be stopped from trying to reach for their packages, even if they were told that the rotors on the vehicle were dangerous, which they are."
I have worked for neither company but I use products and services from both daily and I have to say I disagree. And remember the Prime Air demo video that showed a drone landing in a yard? And when your dog thinks it's a great new toy and runs up to it? Or your kid?... I have to say they didn't really think that experience through before taking it to the press.
"Another obvious idea is to simply land the craft, drop the package, and then take off again. To test the premise, they brought in some of Google’s user experience researchers who queried people about how they might react to such a delivery. What they found was that individuals could not be stopped from trying to reach for their packages, even if they were told that the rotors on the vehicle were dangerous, which they are."
I have worked for neither company but I use products and services from both daily and I have to say I disagree. And remember the Prime Air demo video that showed a drone landing in a yard? And when your dog thinks it's a great new toy and runs up to it? Or your kid?... I have to say they didn't really think that experience through before taking it to the press.