Uber Freight is rolling out to Canada after bringing its technology to European customers across the Netherlands and Germany earlier this year, the company announced in a blog post on Wednesday (Oct. 30). Uber Freight is managing loads in Ontario and Quebec domestically and across...
The self-driving future is not exactly here yet, but it’s coming quickly, at least based on some of the most recent moves in this space – a space that will impact payments and commerce much more as time goes on. The latest news comes from...
Alphabet recently held a secret, closed-door meeting with shipping companies like FedEx during what it called the Alphabet Advanced Logistics Summit, according to a report by CNBC. The purpose of the meeting was to talk about potential investments in the field, and new strategies regarding...
From swimming pools to parking spots to storage spaces, there are no goods or services that can’t be adapted to the sharing economy. One of the latest retail-related trends is “crowdshipping,” i.e. crowdsourced delivery. That’s exactly the business model of Roadie, Rappi, Shipit and other...
London food delivery service Just Eat turned down a $6.2 billion offer from Amsterdam investment firm Prosus, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Tuesday (Oct. 22). This is the third time Just Eat rejected a takeover bid from Prosus, the South African investment arm of...
The Federal Aviation Administration has allowed Wing, an Alphabet-owned drone delivery service, to perform at home deliveries using the vehicles. TechCrunch is reporting that it’s the first time a drone delivery company has earned the distinction, and it’s in partnership with FedEx Express and Walgreens. ...
The (delivery) robots are coming fast, and seem poised to take over the world. OK, that might take some time, or it might not even happen — nothing against a bit of hyperbole to attract your interest, right? But recent news and trends strongly indicate...
Food delivery company Deliveroo saw huge revenue growth in 2018, but its losses also grew as it expanded and poured money into new areas and ventures in the highly competitive food delivery market. The company’s revenues went up 72 percent in 2018, according to a...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the United Parcel Service (UPS) has won the first-of-its-kind air carrier and operator certification to an unmanned aircraft system (UAS, or drone) delivery company, UPS Flight Forward. “This is a big step forward in safely integrating unmanned aircraft...
