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dylan604today at 3:48 AM1 replyview on HN

> so car-centric

Isn't this a solution to that though as the delivery would otherwise be made by a human in a car. I don't have these robots in my area, but I do have the Walmart delivery drones. Those are interesting to watch. A neighbor recently had a delivery by two drones where one approached within seconds of the first recovering the cradle before moving into the same spot. To the point that I was left wondering if the drones have self co-ordination abilities to know a fellow drone is already in place, or if the timing of the system was just right to avoid collision. Either way, I find the constant drone sound of them zipping by annoying. I'm a 10 minute walk from their base, so they are pretty constant.


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deauxtoday at 6:09 AM

> Isn't this a solution to that though as the delivery would otherwise be made by a human in a car.

No, it does the direct opposite. It makes it worse for humans to walk. It actually makes it better for non-delivery humans to take a car, because there's less delivery drivers on the road.

Improving car-centrism would be the exact opposite. It would improve the human walking experience and degrade the human driving experience.