The Simpsons Episode · 2014
The sky is filled with autonomous drones delivering packages.
What Really Happened · 2022
Amazon Prime Air, Wing, and Zipline launched commercial drone delivery services in multiple markets.
2022
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In 'Days of Future Future', set thirty years ahead, Springfield's sky is routine with autonomous drones delivering packages directly to homes — logistics infrastructure as unremarkable background scenery. Amazon Prime Air, Google Wing, and Zipline launched commercial drone delivery in the US and internationally by 2022; the FAA approved expanded drone delivery corridors in 2025 and package drones now operate across dozens of US cities. The future background became a present-day logistics industry.
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foreshadowed real-world events. This prediction appeared in S25E18 ("Days of Future Future"), which aired in 2014.
It was confirmed true in 2022.
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