{"id":39279,"date":"2024-12-01T15:51:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T15:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/critical-thinking-application-exercise-4critical-thinking-application-exercise-4\/"},"modified":"2024-12-01T15:51:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T15:51:11","slug":"critical-thinking-application-exercise-4critical-thinking-application-exercise-4","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/critical-thinking-application-exercise-4critical-thinking-application-exercise-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Thinking & Application Exercise – 4Critical Thinking & Application Exercise – 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

FedEx Rolls Out New Delivery Option — Robots<\/strong><\/p>\n

Video Link: <\/span>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tyVQvYJ3NHE<\/strong><\/span>Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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1. From a consumer perspective, what potential advantages and disadvantages to consumers of using autonomous robot-vehicles to deliver purchases? <\/p>\n

2. Would you be willing to pay more to have groceries, pizza, or other items delivered to your home by an autonomous robot?<\/p>\n

3. As a manufacturer, what changes might you consider in product packaging in order to accommodate a rise in autonomous vehicle grocery delivery?<\/p>\n

4. From a societal welfare perspective, what are the implications of companies like FedEx designing autonomous robots to perform tasks once conducted by human delivery drivers?<\/p>\n

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Other Relevant Sources:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.thefuturefedex.com\/?cmp=KNC-1001816-42-1-950-0100000-US-US-EN-BDZ6121Z01ZPBLT&gclid=CjwKCAiA8OjjBRB4EiwAMZe6y9nO8oGJ9ICScsqu_58xZL8IMD1Iebj2ueB3bCZNbV-9wscROZ5ImBoCE6AQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds<\/strong>Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/02\/27\/tech\/fedex-delivery-robot\/index.html<\/strong>Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2019\/02\/27\/your-next-fedex-delivery-could-be-pizza\/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3cc4dc5e0c44<\/strong>Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/why-your-ice-cream-will-ride-in-a-self-driving-car-before-you-do-11546664589<\/strong>Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/03\/18\/technology\/fedex-robots.html<\/strong>Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n



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