Cenk Uygur
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Drones To Deliver Amazon Packages (Sooner Or Later)
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December 3, 2013
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6:48Now Playing"Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Sunday said his firm is working on ways to deliver small packages via drones. That's right: Amazon "Prime Air" may eventually have thousands of robot flying machines buzzing through neighborhoods across America, dropping off everything from shoes to consumer electronics.
At least, that's the vision Mr. Bezos outlined on "60 Minutes."
"It will work, and it will happen, and it's gonna be a lot of fun," he told correspondent Charlie Rose.
Well, we would not wager against Amazon, given its relentless march toward US retail dominance. And it's easy to see how the concept would work, in a technical sort of way: Small "octocopter" unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) capable of carrying five pounds or so already exist."* Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, Michael Shure and Jimmy Dore break it down on The Young Turks.
*Read more here from Peter Grier / Christian Science Monitor:
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