Drones
Outside Anaheim, the California city that hosted FSTEC, drivers on a coastal highway are reassured they can “breath easy”: drones are forbidden on the area’s beaches and hiking trails.
Inside the event’s conference room, restaurateurs learned how drones are just about to become a part of their world. Mark Freeman, who oversees the employee feeding operations for Microsoft, recounted how he’d had a sushi meal delivered to him via drone the prior week. It’s a reality for his operation.
Pogue aired a clip of parcels being delivered by Amazon to homes in Europe. Patrons put a marker on their properties to show where the package should be downloaded, and a drone that resembles a mattress-less bed frame flies the merchandise and gently deposits it there.
It’s already a routine option in Europe, Pogue said. And he added that it would likely be in place here if it weren’t for Federal Aviation restrictions.