Internet and technology has greatly changed many things in our life. If you are a great lover of online shopping, then you must have known Amazon, the #1 retailer of online shopping. The best part of shopping with Amazon is its prime membership which offers free shipping of any item within 1 to 3 business days. It also offers same-day delivery on selected cities in case if you need anything urgently. If you are not satisfied with the quality of the product, you can easily return it back to the seller as Amazon offers free pickup facility from your location at a convenient time slot. So, you don’t have to visit any shop for buying things like electronic appliances, furniture, clothing, stationery items etc. Not only these items, but also you can order veggies, fruits and groceries online and get it delivered at your doorstep.
Online shopping is very useful for working people who don't have time for shopping on weekdays. To improve the speed of delivery, Amazon is developing a new concept called PrimeAir. It is nothing, but a delivery system based on automatic drones which will deliver the package to the customers without the intervention of humans. Using this drone, Amazon is planning to provide an ultrafast delivery within 30 minutes from the time the order was placed. But, the only limitation is that the weight of the package should be less than 5 pounds.
In China, they have recently tested an automatic drone which carried some passengers from one place to another. In countries like US and UK, driverless or self-driving vehicles are being tested. Do you know what is a self-driving vehicle? It is nothing but a vehicle that can run on its own without the intervention of a human being. The vehicle will be equipped with all the necessary sensors which will guide for its movement on the roads.
So, the future of transportation of goods/people will be drones and driverless vehicles. Even though some people are concerned about the safety of driverless vehicles, the research and development are progressing well to make sure that self-driven vehicles are 100 safe when compared with conventional vehicles driven by humans. Also, it will greatly reduce the expenses related to driver salary and perks as you don't need a driver for car anymore.
By thinking ahead, DAV (Decentralized Autonomous Vehicles), a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Switzerland is developing a blockchain based platform for connecting all the self-driving vehicles into the same network. Using this network, a user can request the service of any vehicle either for their transportation or to deliver a package. Vehicle owners can earn money by renting their vehicles to other users. Insurance companies and auto service providers will also get benefit from this platform. Check out https://dav.network/whitepaper.pdf to learn more about the interesting features of this platform.
To access the platform, the user needs to hold DAV tokens (a special token based on Ethereum ERC20 standard) which can be bought from the company during their token sale event. To know the latest information about the pricing, availability and sale terms, please visit https://dav.network/.