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This is crazy - I ordered 3 things from Amazon today through Prime and started wondering if/when a day would come when you'd have same day delivery from Amazon and what it would look like. I figured it would happen someday, but thought the complexities would be too much to handle for a while. Looks like they're way ahead of me. This is why I love Amazon.

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I think this will come into it's own with driverless car technology. Once we combine the current automated warehouses with automated delivery the timescale and costs will drop dramatically.

I think the implications of emerging technologies are greater than most people realize. Between driverless cars, voice-recognition systems, and the Internet, it doesn't seem far-fetched to imagine saying, "Computer: deliver one large pepperoni pizza and a Sprite", and having it appear on your doorstep within 15 minutes. All without human intervention.

And then we have 3D printing. This is one tech that IMO is going to come fast as companies continue advancing this tech. And then we can swap delivery time for print time on basic items!

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