Middle America's Worldview

Amazon released their vision of using delivery drones to 60 minutes, providing us a look at their new delivery system. The autonomous delivery vehicles, termed “octopters” could provide your package within 30 minutes. Will FAA allow Amazon to launch their Amazon Prime Air?CEO Jeff Bezoz spent alot air time providing a sneak peek to his Amazon Prime Air program.

The idea is to use electric drones to deliver up to 5 pound packages for trips up to 10 miles, within 30 minutes. Considering Amazon is located throughout United States, this has the potential to reach many. Additionally, 86 percent of the items would be qualified for delivery.

  The idea to use flying drones isn’t really new.


In London, the resturant YO!Sushi, created the new method of delievering burgers on their flying tray. The flagship store in Central London has dubbed their flying drone, iTray. It is a four-propeller flying waiter, being controlled by a nearby human waiter with an iPad. The tray has speeds up to 25 mph.

In California, Tacopter had the idea of a hungry customer ordering on his cellphone, and having his food delivered to the house or office by the quadratic drone. "Thanks to the imagineers at Tacopter, now, wherever I am, by sending my cellphones GPS co-ordinates I can call in a surgical flavour strike that will level my hunger with significant collateral deliciousness."The idea provided the idea, but the startup never lifted off.

 Stemming the idea of using drones for personal use has already been squashed in California. The Bill California SB-15 is passing through the state senate with speed. This came from Senator Alex Padilla for fear of paparazzi using drones for video and picture taking. The bill termed “California Drone Bill” puts restrictions on civilian use, rather than commercial use. Questions remain for Amazon to be able to use their Amazon Prime Air. To date, no blessings from FAA to allow use of domestic drones. Nothing appears to be said till 2015 the earliest. Bezos says it “optimistic” at best.

 While the innovation and desire continues, it appears we continue to wait on the government for approval.