A new business is about to enter the delivery market. We currently have ground delivery and air delivery and in 2017 we will have drone delivery. Google expects to be delivering packages to customers some time in 2017. Google is currently in talks with the Federal Aviation Administration to discuss an air traffic control system to fly the drones under 500 feet.
Using drones for package delivery could dramatically change the dynamics of the delivery industry. Companies such as UPS and Fedex could see some competition among the companies that offer drone delivery. I would not be surprised if all delivery companies develop some sort of drone delivery. The idea of drone delivery is to make deliveries much quicker and cheaper than ground or air delivery.
Not only will drones be used for package delivery but one drone company claims that 90% of the drones will be used for farming purposes. Farmers will use drones for precision crop-dusting and seeding and scanning the crops for health related issues. Drones could result in farmers using less pesticides in the crops. Another thing that farmers need to do to be successful is to scout their crops to make sure they look good and that there are no bad weeds surrounding the crop. Drones can aid in this process by viewing the crops from 200 ft and snapping images and videos to report back with results.The drones are likely to create up to 100,000 jobs in 10 years because of the use of them in the farming industry.
Although drones seem to be something that is unrealistic, it is becoming more real everyday. In about 2 years some of us may have drones dropping packages off at our homes, some of us may have drones checking our crops and lastly, some of us may be working for a company in a drone department dealing with drones every day. As technology advances so does our economy and competitive markets.
Works cited:
"Google Wing Will Begin Drone Deliveries In 2017, Exec Says." Popular Science. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2015.
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