How Drones Will Change the Way You Eat

First, on the delivery side, in case you thought the months-long rumors were just a publicity stunt, Amazon last week requested Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to fly drones for shipments. The drones’ cargo will surely include, but surely not be limited to, groceries and prepared meals. Industry observers believe that Amazon created AmazonFresh’s same-day food delivery service to stoke demand for same-day delivery of other, more traditionally Amazonian items consumers don’t need immediately, like swim goggles and televisions. The theory is that once consumers get used to drones whizzing through the air, dropping packages of just-ordered items on doorsteps, the public will become a whole lot more accepting of unmanned aerial vehicles. Public support for the commercial use

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