Sorry for MS “commercial” but I think about tinkering with the AirSim framework. I suppose that the most pressing issue to solve within UAV technology is air traffic control and navigation of these vehicles to ensure safety.
The better question would be why do you think it could?
For example, by reduction of traffic jams – unless you believe that this can be achieved by that most people will abandon their cars in favor of public means of transport, but sadly, hoping that is quite naive. UAVs could deliver parcels so many people would not need to sit in a diesel car to go shopping.
By making easier and cheaper to deliver products as grocery and catering services, not only Amazon / Alibaba / the like parcels. And people going shopping / restaurant make a significant part of the traffic.
That’s right, but still each electrically powered UAV trip seems to be better to air quality and CO_2 emissions than a trip by a combustion-engine-powered car.
people want to do them
Not necessarily. I think many people, including me, are perfectly happy spending whole day at home. It is very convenient when you can order something almost to your door, and it would be ideal without burning fossil fuels or exploiting delivery people.
Yep, this is sadly a physical problem in the essence, not created virtually by capitalist economy. The negative price is just how the capitalist economy reacts at it.
Do you think urban transport using UAVs would have a significant impact on pollution reduction? (youtu.be)
Sorry for MS “commercial” but I think about tinkering with the AirSim framework. I suppose that the most pressing issue to solve within UAV technology is air traffic control and navigation of these vehicles to ensure safety.
Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem. As electricity prices go negative, the Golden State is struggling to offload a glut of solar power (wapo.st)
I’ll note that right now, this is a seasonal issue, associated with moderate springtime temperatures when there is a lot of sunshine available.
Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists (www.theguardian.com)
Warming can be stopped, top climate scientist says — Harvard Gazette (news.harvard.edu)