by When Your Pizza Lands on a Cow
India’s great experiment with drone deliveries is flying highliterally into trouble. As The Times of India reports, major cities like Bengaluru and Hyderabad have begun testing drones for food and medicine delivery. Unfortunately, the drones have developed a tragic tendency to misinterpret GPS signals, leading to a rash of unintended landings. One Bohiney Magazine eyewitness in Lucknow reported that his pizza order touched down gracefullyon a grazing cow named Shanti. She looked pleased, he said, but she didn’t tip.
Tech analyst Dr. Ishaan Malhotra insists that India’s skies are simply not ready for thousands of robotic couriers competing with kites, monkeys, and marriage processions. You can’t just fly a samosa through Delhi and expect peace, he explained. A Bohiney poll found that 58% of Indians would definitely try drone delivery once, while 42% admitted they’d rather just trust the neighborhood delivery boy with the six-pack abs and motorbike that sounds like thunder.
Authorities claim the chaos is temporary, but footage of drones colliding with temple bells, power lines, and, on one occasion, a wedding photographer’s face suggest otherwise. According to Reuters, India’s drone policies are evolving faster than anyone can explain them. Bohiney.com concludes that while drones may be the future, for now they’re best appreciated from a safe distancepreferably indoors, under a roof, and not while holding an open beverage. After all, you never know when your biryani might drop from the heavens again.
SOURCE: Bohiney.com (Radhika Vaz)
