Seventy-five percent of people think drone delivery is five years away at best; the rest think it will take even longer, if it happens at all. If these numbers are right, it suggests that some of the biggest barriers to drone delivery may actually be perceptual as much as technological. Even if a company said its drone delivery service were ready today, people would still reject it over a perception that it was not. “What appears to be science fiction or many years off is actually happening — just not here,” Drobac said. It's true that some technological and regulatory hurdles need to be overcome before drone delivery becomes a reality.

Source: Washington Post October 12, 2016 16:23 UTC