That truck carries 500 packages. That drone one or two at best so to replace one truck you're looking at 100's of flights + return flights. And I'm not convinced the risks are lower.

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jsheard 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Trucks also don't sound like a swarm of angry bees, in fact the all-electric fleet that Amazon uses around here barely sounds like anything at all. Drones would be a huge step backwards for noise pollution.

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pixl97 2 hours ago | parent [-]

>Trucks also don't sound like a swarm of angry bees,

Heh, you've not heard my neighbors riced out car then.

	▲	esafak 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Amazon vans are electric (Rivian).

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ggreer an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

A truck travels a greater distance to deliver those 500 packages to the same locations, as it must take roads instead of flying in a straight line. And roads are much more likely to have people on them than a random patch of ground. Also the truck weighs several tons. The weight requires more energy to move stuff around, and has more kinetic energy than an 80lb drone.

	▲	throwawaylaptop an hour ago \| parent [-]
		You should really consider how much energy it takes to levitate an 80lb drone while flying across town, compared to how much energy it takes to roll an 8000lb van across town (even ignoring the fact that the van might deliver 100 packages while making it's way across town).