[wardedVibe]

funny that one of the better f u t u r e ideas in this thread got heavily downvoted. This is probably one of the more efficient ways to automate package delivery, up to a small-ish size, and requiring a pretty high density. If NY wasn't a clusterfuck when it comes to getting projects built, they might actually have the density to justify the maintenance costs.

> Small electric vehicles

why not just use pneumatics? It's a proven technology used in sufficiently large facilities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_tube#Contemporary_us...