Uber's Ad-Toting Drones Are Heckling Drivers Stuck in TrafficDrivers stuck in traffic in Mexico City lately have found themselves being buzzed by a fleet of sign-toting drones. "Driving by yourself?" some scolded in Spanish. "This is why you can never see the volcanoes" -- a reference to the smog that often hovers over the mega-city and obscures two nearby peaks.
It wasn't exactly a plea for environmentalism, though -- it was an ad for UberPOOL, part of Uber's big push into markets across Latin America.
I can haz bullwhip?
Couldn't decide whether this was real or photoshop.
If it's real, string guns are another option.
My interpretation is that it is not Photoshopped, but it was an ad shoot, not some sort of generally deployed tech.
So, even after reading the article I'm only 90% sure this is a Onion-like hoax. Someone help me out?
Would silly string work - perhaps gum up the propellers? Or maybe some sort of yarn gun. You could out hipster them.
How long before there are drones hovering inside the DNA with signs telling us to exercise vague caution?
The problem with anything fun and autonomous like that is battery life. That's why drones make boring toys. "Have fun with your drone... for two and a half minutes."
Motorized helium blimp much better for stationary plans like this, but you hope the breeze is light.
Previously.