The cutting edge of drone delivery isn’t one of the usual technology hotspots, such as Singapore or the United States. The honor belongs to East Africa.

A second East African nation announced Thursday it will launch a fully automated drone delivery program. The drones will fly themselves, far from the view of humans — a move that’s not yet legal in the U.S. While plenty of countries have dabbled in drone delivery, no program has matched the scale and impact of what’s unfolding in Rwanda and now, Tanzania.

Source: CNN Technology

Date: August 25th, 2017

Link (includes video): http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/24/technology/east-africa-drones/index.html

Discussion

1) Does it make sense for drone delivery “far from the view of humans” to be legal in the US?

2) What sort of services could you provide if you could use drones to deliver?