You're right, but for what it's worth the government is investing a lot of money...

0xffff2 on Jan 25, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Uber’s Aerial Rideshare Project ‘Entering the Next...

You're right, but for what it's worth the government is investing a lot of money into making this happen. I'd estimate that there are at least 100 researchers and engineers working on technology to enable this (while making sure it's safe) right now.