New Technology : Will Amazon Drones Really Be Arriving at a Backyard Near You?

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For Amazon and many other retailers, the holy grail of logistics is same-day delivery; The ability to be able to process, pack, ship and deliver an order, all within the same day. But the problem is, this has proven to be fiendishly difficult. Humans are slow. Supply chains are spread out. Trucks can only travel so fast. It’s hard. Don’t get me wrong. Many have tried it, and many have failed; like Kozmo.com, which in 1998 promised one-hour delivery on a range of products – from groceries to electronics, DVDs and even Starbucks. But they collapsed not long after, having...

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