Chinese driverless delivery business booms
Neolix, a driverless delivery business based in Beijing, has seen a jump in demand since the Coronavirus outbreak began, reports South China Morning Post.
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Automated Vehicles: Reshaping the Logistics Industry in 2020
The concept of autonomous drones, robots, and self-driving vehicles (SDVs) is now becoming commonplace. We’re now on the cusp of eliminating the cab and allowing the farmer to sit in front of a laptop, tablet, or even use their smartphone to direct the combine. That said, we’re about to see a drastic uptick in the amount of capital expenditure and implementation of drone, robotics, and SDV technology across the logistics industry.
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San Francisco en route to autonomous food delivery trial
On-demand delivery business Postmates is expected to receive the first-ever permit for sidewalk robotics operations in San Francisco reports TechCrunch.
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USPS begins autonomous truck trial in Phoenix and Dallas
USPS has started delivering letters and parcels moving between Phoenix and Dallas, using customised Peterbilt trucks made by TuSimple, an autonomous startup based in San Diego.
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China Post to roll out 2,000 robotic mail delivery trucks
Around 2,000 QUADROBOT U1 delivery vans will be employed by the Chinese postal service later this year delivering packages in cities along the South Coast.
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