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I imagine this would be used for Immediacy solutions. Amazon Prime Now being a great example of which.

It would cost more, but per order it's probably cheaper than a guy on a bike given guy on said bike + insurance + overheads will take a bigger cut than the drone will.



There's not much overhead on contracted Uber-eats couriers, since they are acting as contractors, not full time employees.


More often than not takeout delivery services will drive with gas-fueled cars, and reducing emissions is one of the big points the article and video [0] touch on.

0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19633810




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