Is 'Amazon Prime Air' delivery drone a practical solution? - Advanced Tech Tips Blog

Is 'Amazon Prime Air' delivery drone a practical solution?

Posted: 03 Dec 2013 01:21 AM PST

Utilizing drones for delivering stuff is nothing new, Domino's demonstrated and pitched their DomiCopter pizza delivery drone a few months ago, and now Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos is promising half-hour shipping with "Amazon Prime Air" drone delivery service, but the question remains is this really a practical and viable solution?

While Amazon seems to be all setupped for this new service (checkout the videos) the big questions remains what about the numerous possibilities like midway attacks for fun or theft and the danger of crashes due to malfunction?