If one of these bumps into me or gets in my way, it's going into the street. Technology was supposed to help us; if they aren't capable of integrating into pedestrian infrastructure (and the companies that want to implement these surely don't pay enough tax to cope anyway), then they shouldn't be out in public.
It's so accepted as normal for cars to take up 70%-80% of most streets (for both driving and parking) - now pedestrians and robots are fighting over the little space left for us. What is really needed is to get cars off the streets and reclaim at least 50% for the rest of us.
Can they deliver to the 9th floor when the lift is out of action? Come to think of it, can they even press the button to call a lift, and select the floor? Will they deliver during thunderstorms? Oh... so many questions.
Tax them. If robot deliveries are genuinely economically viable, then tax them to help fund the infrastructure they’ll need. The technology should pay its own way, rather than relying on everyone else to pick up the bill. If it succeeds, it could reduce congestion and make streets work better for everyone.
Between these things and scooters, I have no idea how FOOTPATHS, meant for pedestrians, has become the domain of motorised transport. Many footpaths aren't fit for people in wheelchairs or the disabled, but we think nothing of giving people in need even less space and accomendations just to appease these companies looking to replace already underpaid workers.
People want to have peace of mind when walking on the road. Those robots will definitely annoy people.
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