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The big win, I hear, is the massively rural areas;farms and cabins.
The truck can apparently launch two drones at a time, and they save time and fuel -- and don't present a driving hazard for a panel van which now needs to turn around in a potentially winding driveway. Then the truck moves on to the next stopping point when all drones are back.
So if Amazon thinks they could do it themselves, and cheaper, that seems like a good reason for them to focus on it.
I still think it's a gimmick, but them paying to outsource something is a reason to bring it in-house.