Cost per drone delivery estimated to be under $1 per package with number of drones managed per operator causing largest variable in cost.
Ark Invest estimated cost per package delivery by drone.
Made Public Date
06/26/2020
Geo
United States
United States
Identifier
2020-SC00463
Summary Information
- Estimated cost per delivery by drone: $0.88
- If an operator could only oversee half the estimated number of drones (5-6 drones) the cost per delivery could increase to $1.59 per delivery
- If an operator could oversee double the estimated number of drones (20-22 drones) the cost could decrease to $0.52.
The costs below are based on the following assumptions:
- Packages weigh fewer than five pounds; and
- The delivery distance is within ten miles of the warehouse facilities.
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Drone per unit (USD)
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Volume of Packages per Day
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Drones per Operator
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Operator Salary (USD)
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Other Operation Costs (USD)
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Estimated Cost per Delivery (USD)
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$1,000 – $3,000
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30
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10-12
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$50,000
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$6.30 per GB of data
$0.10 per KWh of battery |
$0.88
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How Can Amazon Charge $1 for Drone Delivery?
How Can Amazon Charge $1 for Drone Delivery?
Source Publication Date
05/06/2015
Publisher
ARK Invest
System Cost
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Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Commercial Vehicle Operations »
Freight Administration (CVO02)
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