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Justin_K
Another "innovation" shown in the eyes of CGI
consumer451
I get it, but Zipline actually knows what they are talking about. I would imagine that they have more successful drone deliveries completed than all other operators combined.

> We're building on top of the tens of millions of miles we've already flown - half a million fully autonomous commercial deliveries over the last 7 years in 8 countries

https://twitter.com/ryanzip/status/1636107662596407296?s=20

Justin_K
But it's this exact argument I expect to see a video and not CGI
consumer451
I would think that this is due to the need to raise money for the final product?
piloto_ciego
Aviation pro here… I am not so sure that Zipline does.
consumer451
I have been an R/C hobbyist for years and what they have managed to do in Africa seems pretty darn neat. Not just the aircraft, but the operations.

What issues do see with their new design?

Imnimo
The absolute gall to say "you probably won't believe your eyes" on a simulated demonstration.
r2champloo
Several of the demonstrations were of real systems though (at least some of the drops and flight shots).
f_devd
Yeah CGI is not the best way to showcase the working product, although I don't doubt that they could make it, since it's already fairly easy to do simple GPS-based mission planning[0].

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVz0EFG5auI (Disclaimer: I work with the video source on their local trajectory planning)

f_devd
Further down the thread it gets a bit fantastical, I didn't realize it was a literal zipline they used, that may cause some issues wrt stability, still I hope it works out for them.