Dominos Pizza Delivers Pizza via Helicopter Drone

[FalloutJack]

Soon the more antisocial among us will be able to order a pizza and get it delivered without any human interaction whatsoever. What a great time to be a fat disgusting slob.

So you're saying that if this is implemented (which I highly doubt), anybody who uses it to have a pizza delivered is a fat disgusting slob?

No, but fat disgusting slobs will be a part of the population which would use this service and enjoy the greatest benefit from its implementation.

How? You're already calling everyone who orders order pizza from Domino's fat disgusting slobs, the method of delivery doesn't change a thing.

You know what? No, I'm not going to argue over or clarify any part of my statements. This thread is not worth the time or effort, and I'll look like a jackass for even making the attempt.

It really doesn't help that you made an entirely-loaded statement online where nobody can hear sarcasm while taking on the monniker of Dirty Hipster. Image, man! Work on your image!

OT: There will be so much anti-piracy issues for these over those who shoot the damn things down for free food.

 

[Devil's Due]

Uh... then who's flying the drone? The deliveryman just turns into an operator position. That is not negative.

Yes it is. That takes training and it isn't something Billy 17 year old from the highschool will be trusted with. Assuming that drones remain expensive for another decade or so, they'll be changing who they hire in a big way for such a position.

A drivers license ain't going to cut it anymore.

And this is a bad thing? Are we supposed to stay in the old time simply because it's convenient for people who refuse to get an education or are not able to yet? I agree, I miss the time when young teenagers could be pilots instead of the current day and age where old, college bound people have to be pilots! Or when young kids were allowed to drive cars. Man, the times sure are changing!

They will always need an uneducated kid to do something remedial such as taking out the trash, making the pizza, cashier, etc. There will always be jobs for high schoolers. Please stop being afraid of innovation simply because it requires more work.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

Uh... then who's flying the drone? The deliveryman just turns into an operator position. That is not negative.

Yes it is. That takes training and it isn't something Billy 17 year old from the highschool will be trusted with. Assuming that drones remain expensive for another decade or so, they'll be changing who they hire in a big way for such a position.

A drivers license ain't going to cut it anymore.

You know, I'd say Billy 17 year old would probably be more qualified to fly one of these things than say...Bob 40 year old. After all, Billy 17 year old has spent the majority of his life training for this by flying helicopters in the battlefield video games. How else is one going to train to avoid getting their pizza shot down out of the sky?

 

[Gormech]

Good job.

Now you have absolutely no reason to not get me my large cheese pizza here in under 30min.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

SNIP

This just seems far too extravagant for pizza as terrible as Dominos. That and I dislike change so you're right. I'm old fashioned. And yes, I'll probably be one of those guys who resist augmentation too.

I'm terrified of the future, honest. <_<

You know, I'd say Billy 17 year old would probably be more qualified to fly one of these things than say...Bob 40 year old. After all, Billy 17 year old has spent the majority of his life training for this by flying helicopters in the battlefield video games. How else is one going to train to avoid getting their pizza shot down out of the sky?

Don't talk down to Bob 40 year old! He served in 'nam you know!

 

[RicoADF]

Negative point: Delivery Man out of a job.

Well, somebody needs to fly the thing I suppose.

Actually drones are capable of flying themselves, weather Domino's does that or keeps a human in the loop is a different question, but they are capable of operating alone.
However a human would be needed to maintain and as backup in case it fails etc, so there'd be a job somewhere to replace it.

"Do...Do I tip the robot that just delivered my food?"

This simple question is the king of all #firstworldproblems that have ever come before. None shall ever match up to it.

That's more of an issue in the US as over here in Australia the employer is required to pay a reasonable wage, so tips aren't required to live. When I delivered pizza some would tip but it was a nice bonus and thank you for doing a great job, which granted I did often so I probably got a nice amount of tips because of it.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

What happens if I order say... 25 pizzas for a party that I'm never going to have? Or I become a falconer? All I want is a little fun and chaos!

What, are you going to send your falcon after the pizza? Don't do that! He'll start eating it, and the next thing you know he'll become a fat disgusting slob, and you'll be blacklisted from Domino's because he'll keep calling them and demanding that they offer mouse as a topping.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

SNIP

This just seems far too extravagant for pizza as terrible as Dominos. That and I dislike change so you're right. I'm old fashioned. And yes, I'll probably be one of those guys who resist augmentation too.

I'm terrified of the future, honest. <_<

You know, I'd say Billy 17 year old would probably be more qualified to fly one of these things than say...Bob 40 year old. After all, Billy 17 year old has spent the majority of his life training for this by flying helicopters in the battlefield video games. How else is one going to train to avoid getting their pizza shot down out of the sky?

Don't talk down to Bob 40 year old! He served in 'nam you know!

Even more reason to keep him out of the pilot seat, he might get war flashbacks when people start throwing rocks at his drone.

 

[direkiller]

This will last about as long as it takes for one of these to crash into a pool,house, or bird.

 

[Fenra]

Pretty neat idea but what made me smirk was the trolling possibilities, like how people currently prank call pizzas to peoples houses, instead do it with this and laugh as someone confused opens the door to a fleet of drones dropping pizza on his house!

 

[mad825]

And this is a bad thing? Are we supposed to stay in the old time simply because it's convenient for people who refuse to get an education or are not able to yet? I agree, I miss the time when young teenagers could be pilots instead of the current day and age where old, college bound people have to be pilots! Or when young kids were allowed to drive cars. Man, the times sure are changing!

They will always need an uneducated kid to do something remedial such as taking out the trash, making the pizza, cashier, etc. There will always be jobs for high schoolers. Please stop being afraid of innovation simply because it requires more work.

And yet it's estimated to be in the millions of lost jobs because of automated machines. Even cashiers are going out of business and "futurologists" suggest that they will be eliminated completely.

With an ever growing population and a ever demanding need for jobs how do you suggest you replace those jobs lost? Since the recent economic crisis, nearly all jobs regardless from type of job requires work experience, experience in a working environment. We're not just talking about teenagers here but we're also talking about their future.

but the job is replaced by the person flying it!?!?. You can fly the damn thing all away from India, sure it will replace the job but it will have no benefit for your country.

 

[tangoprime]

Negative point: Delivery Man out of a job.

Well, somebody needs to fly the thing I suppose.

Actually drones are capable of flying themselves, weather Domino's does that or keeps a human in the loop is a different question, but they are capable of operating alone.
However a human would be needed to maintain and as backup in case it fails etc, so there'd be a job somewhere to replace it.

"Do...Do I tip the robot that just delivered my food?"

This simple question is the king of all #firstworldproblems that have ever come before. None shall ever match up to it.

That's more of an issue in the US as over here in Australia the employer is required to pay a reasonable wage, so tips aren't required to live. When I delivered pizza some would tip but it was a nice bonus and thank you for doing a great job, which granted I did often so I probably got a nice amount of tips because of it.

Unfortunately, under current regulations, US customers wouldn't be able to benefit from this anyway- FAA has a ban on commercial use of UAVs until "a more thorough evaluation" can be made. Sadly, I know this because I was in the process of starting up an aerial photography business and had intended on using a Draganflyer X6, and doing construction survey and pipeline inspection way more efficiently/green/and cheaper than standard fixed wing or rotorcraft fly-over aerial photography and inspection. Then the FAA shut me down, I'd assumed the recreational model aircraft hobby regulations applied, but their extent ends the second you start making money on it

 

[RicoADF]

Unfortunately, under current regulations, US customers wouldn't be able to benefit from this anyway- FAA has a ban on commercial use of UAVs until "a more thorough evaluation" can be made. Sadly, I know this because I was in the process of starting up an aerial photography business and had intended on using a Draganflyer X6, and doing construction survey and pipeline inspection way more efficiently/green/and cheaper than standard fixed wing or rotorcraft fly-over aerial photography and inspection. Then the FAA shut me down, I'd assumed the recreational model aircraft hobby regulations applied, but their extent ends the second you start making money on it

That's rather interesting, sounds like someone in the US was watching too much terminator when they were young. I wonder how they will go about this since UAVs have so many potential uses and the rest of the west are happy to welcome progress

 

[FrozenCones]

Are they at least tech 2 drones?

Sorry I just came from an Eve online thread.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

And this is a bad thing? Are we supposed to stay in the old time simply because it's convenient for people who refuse to get an education or are not able to yet? I agree, I miss the time when young teenagers could be pilots instead of the current day and age where old, college bound people have to be pilots! Or when young kids were allowed to drive cars. Man, the times sure are changing!

They will always need an uneducated kid to do something remedial such as taking out the trash, making the pizza, cashier, etc. There will always be jobs for high schoolers. Please stop being afraid of innovation simply because it requires more work.

And yet it's estimated to be in the millions of lost jobs because of automated machines. Even cashiers are going out of business and "futurologists" suggest that they will be eliminated completely.

With an ever growing population and a ever demanding need for jobs how do you suggest you replace those jobs lost? Since the recent economic crisis, nearly all jobs regardless from type of job requires work experience, experience in a working environment. We're not just talking about teenagers here but we're also talking about their future.

but the job is replaced by the person flying it!?!?. You can fly the damn thing all away from India, sure it will replace the job but it will have no benefit for your country.

Yes, the remote control that the guy in the video uses will totally work from India.

Do you have any idea how much it costs to fly a drone remotely from thousands of miles away? Way more than Pizza Hut would save by hiring a bunch of Indians to fly these things. Don't worry, your job is safe.

 

[Defeated Detective]

First Hatsune "Mikooo" in Japan and now this.

Domino's sure is kicking everything up a notch

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

Negative point: Delivery Man out of a job.

Well, somebody needs to fly the thing I suppose.

Actually drones are capable of flying themselves, weather Domino's does that or keeps a human in the loop is a different question, but they are capable of operating alone.
However a human would be needed to maintain and as backup in case it fails etc, so there'd be a job somewhere to replace it.

It would depend on how the drone is guided. American military drones like the Global Hawk can guide themselves because they're guided by military GPS. Such GPS systems aren't available on the private market. GPS units on the private market are either precise, or fast, but they can't be both, and they are designed that way specifically so that a GPS system bought at radio-shack can't be used to guide a missile. So because of this a "self guided" drone made by Pizza Hut, flying itself by GPS, wouldn't be precise enough to deliver a pizza to someone. So Dominos would have to have someone at the controls of a pizza delivery drone in order for it to actually be able to deliver a pizza right to someone's door.

 

[Wyvern65]

Don't talk down to Bob 40 year old! He served in 'nam you know!

You kind of have to be at /least/ 56 to have served in Vietnam. The Vietnam war ended in 1975. (US pulled out in '73.)

Unless you think actual infants were fighting in the conflict you have to add at least the bare minimum of 18 years to even talk about someone who might have served there. And that's someone who would have only served like 1 year.

Yeah, yeah - pedantic and missing the joke I know...but still.

It's Bob 56 year old!

#getoffmahlawn

 

[RicoADF]

It would depend on how the drone is guided. American military drones like the Global Hawk can guide themselves because they're guided by military GPS. Such GPS systems aren't available on the private market. GPS units on the private market are either precise, or fast, but they can't be both, and they are designed that way specifically so that a GPS system bought at radio-shack can't be used to guide a missile. So because of this a "self guided" drone made by Pizza Hut, flying itself by GPS, wouldn't be precise enough to deliver a pizza to someone. So Dominoes would have to have someone at the controls of a pizza delivery drone in order for it to actually be able to deliver a pizza right to someone's door.

Good point regarding the US restricting GPS in their country. In other countries those restrictions may not exist, I don't know myself, so that may be something that depends on local conditions/laws etc. Also cost comes into it, if the drones with perfect AI are too expensive then manual may be the preferred option. I wonder if the US will ever allow drones to reach their potential or weather fear will forever be too strong, will be interesting to see where this goes.