DHL Express has begun testing new, improved versions of the electric StreetScooter Work and Work L delivery trucks in Europe. A North American evaluation program is planned as well.
Aiming to get some diesel-powered delivery trucks off the streets, the Big Apple has approved a pilot to evaluate the performance of "cargo bicycles" on its streets, loading zones, bike lanes, and sidewalks.
Amazon may have started it, but the race to put the first viable package delivery drones into regular operation seems to have evolved into a competition between FedEx and UPS.
As companies around the globe move to cash in on the rapidly emerging last-mile delivery segment, autonomous methods of delivery, from self-driving vans to drones to mall delivery robots, are being developed to help get everything from pizzas to parcels into the hands of customers.
A new wave of delivery robots could transform the way goods are delivered – provided they survive their first contact with the greatest nemesis they’ll ever face: teenagers, says Jack Roberts in his Truck Tech blog.
Boxbot and OnTrac say their new partnership will test an automated parcel delivery system that reimagines the way e-commerce packages and other shipments are delivered.
Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services unveiled two battery-electric vehicle platforms and a truck body designed for last-mile grocery delivery that were developed in partnership with two upfitting companies.
FedEx has begun evaluation trials of its new SameDay Bot robotic delivery system in Memphis, Tennessee, in partnership with high-profile customers.
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