BY: Jarrett Theragood
Additionally, if mail can be packaged and be dropped out of the air at one's doorstep, I feel as though anything may be delivered to anyone's house whether it is for them or not. People may be able to send perilous packages to one's doorstep. The lack of human interaction with the actual merchandise being delivered makes individuals more susceptible to being exposed to unsafe situations. There are also opportunities for packages to be taken by those people to whom they do not belong to.
One of the few pros I found there to be was the convenience aspect of the Amazon Air Prime program. There is a greater chance for consumers to receive their goods at faster rate than the conventional ground delivery. For instance, if a student needed a book for school and needed it immediately, they would have the option of having it delivered to their doorstep in an adequate amount of time. As we are an innovative generation, this program would allow for us to also ship things out last minute, especially if the sender has a habit of procrastinating. The swiftness in the moving of products is what would make this new system a more beneficial than any method of ground shipping.
When an individual hears the word drone, immediately there is an inference made. Initially, one may think of the pilotless aircraft used in combat or even the video game, "Call of Duty." I know those are things that I would associate with the term drone. It amazed me to read about the Amazon Prime Air program and to then add to my prior knowledge of the customary use of the pilotless aircraft a new definition as to what a drone may be used for. The new found meaning involved having mail shipped to a consumer's front door with use of drones.
Reading the Amazon Prime Air articles, I noticed that each author expressed their feelings in regards to having a drone ship any product from anywhere in the world to their front door. Immediately I began thinking of the many drawbacks to this system which initially seems as the perfect way for buyers to get their merchandise faster. This new system would take away the jobs of many deliverers and would also limit the amount of human interaction in mail delivery. The implementation of this new system would drastically affect the jobs of the men and women who deliver mail. The persons who deliver the mail would suffer a huge pay cut if not a complete termination of their job.
Additionally, if mail can be packaged and be dropped out of the air at one's doorstep, I feel as though anything may be delivered to anyone's house whether it is for them or not. People may be able to send perilous packages to one's doorstep. The lack of human interaction with the actual merchandise being delivered makes individuals more susceptible to being exposed to unsafe situations. There are also opportunities for packages to be taken by those people to whom they do not belong to. 
One of the few pros I found there to be was the convenience aspect of the Amazon Air Prime program. There is a greater chance for consumers to receive their goods at faster rate than the conventional ground delivery. For instance, if a student needed a book for school and needed it immediately, they would have the option of having it delivered to their doorstep in an adequate amount of time. As we are an innovative generation, this program would allow for us to also ship things out last minute, especially if the sender has a habit of procrastinating. The swiftness in the moving of products is what would make this new system a more beneficial than any method of ground shipping.
Overall, I do believe it would be interesting to see a trial run of this program before it is fully implemented around the world. Buyers and sellers should weigh the pros and cons and thoroughly examine the details of the Amazon Prime Air system. More so, the jobs of the men and women who normally deliver mail should be considered before implementing a program that could eventually terminate their jobs permanently.
This was a great post and brings up a lot of good points. It would be interesting the effect it would have on those whose job is to deliver packages. Amazon is in an interesting position because they would be able to cut a lot of cost if they did not have to deliver through the postal service. I would be interested in a trial run of this technology. They would have to implement some security measures to insure the package is delivered to the intended recipient.
ReplyDeleteI'm all for this! You mentioned how it may limit human interaction though which may allow anything to be sent to anyone, but I feel that humans will still be involved as Amazon would still be in charge of censoring what is shipped through them. I do agree with the risk of having one's package taken by someone else with it being dropped off at the doorstep without requiring a signature or password confirmation. I'm curious about the cost that would be associated with using this service. I'm sure it would be more expensive for that convenience of having something delivered that quickly.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Mr. Theragood. While I believe there are several positive aspects to this new service, one problem we must address is the potential for devices to be hacked and goods to be stolen. As Mr. McKenzie has stated, there is a risk of someone picking up a package left on a doorstep. But who is to say that hacker organizations will not figure out to control the drones themselves, and either redirect drones en route or deliver harmful packages instead? This is an issue that we must take note of with any new technology, but this could prove to be extremely problematic moving forward.
ReplyDeleteThis post is directly connected to Dr. Sistrunk's class, "The Internet of Things". Things are becoming more interconnected as more products and services are linked to the cloud. I truly believe this is an amazing time to be alive and watch the best tech minds solve the kinks.
I believe this new form of delivery would be amazing. The convenience of having your package delivered the same day you order it would be unparalleled. However, with this I believe there will be a great amount of push back from a wide range of people. So i completely agree with you on the issue that it would eliminate nearly thousands of jobs. In addition to that, people of older and younger generations may not feel comfortable with countless amounts of drones flying through the sky at various times throughout the day. Although I believe this is a great idea, I believe it is a bit ahead of its time.
ReplyDeleteThese drones could easily be stolen by criminals and thieves. How can these robots protect the packages they carry and what is to prevent terrorists from hacking them and using them to do harm against the American public, such as ship lethal and harmful packages.
ReplyDeleteThis would definitely be a new and great way of delivery. I know everyone would question the security of how the package will get to you, but I am sure they would find a remedy. All in all it would be great to see it.
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