Apple wants to ramp up the development of its electric car with a new focus on making a fully self-driving vehicle, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday (Nov. 18). Sources close to the project told the news agency that the effort — led by new project...
As grocery stores work hard to keep products in stock in the face of the global truck driver shortage, the world’s largest grocer is seeking out ways to avoid the labor issue entirely. Walmart announced on Monday (Nov. 8) that its box truck pilot with...
Walmart announced on Monday (Nov. 8) that the autonomous trucking company Gatik has been moving customer orders daily without a safety driver on a route in Bentonville, Arkansas, the first such middle-mile delivery anywhere in the world. The companies say that the deliveries, which move...
The grocery delivery space has grown enormously since the start of the pandemic. What began for many as a safety measure offering a low-contact way to obtain food quickly became an indispensable part of many consumers’ routines. However, there are fundamental flaws in e-grocery: For...
July 31, 2020
Tests of truly autonomous self-driving vehicles have been uneven at best, but with each scraped test hubcap, the concept draws closer to reality. Major automakers are in, with Toyota backing autonomous driving startup Pony.ai and Fiat Chrysler striking a deal with AutoX, the Hong Kong-based firm that has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for […]
November 18, 2021
Apple wants to ramp up the development of its electric car with a new focus on making a fully self-driving vehicle, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday (Nov. 18). Sources close to the project told the news agency that the effort — led by new project leader Kevin Lynch, an Apple Watch executive — is focused […]
November 08, 2021
Walmart announced on Monday (Nov. 8) that the autonomous trucking company Gatik has been moving customer orders daily without a safety driver on a route in Bentonville, Arkansas, the first...
May 27, 2020
Amazon is in talks to buy self-driving car startup Zoox in a move that would advance the eCommerce giant’s reach in autonomous vehicle technology, according to a Tuesday (May 26)...
April 10, 2020
Amid increasing demand for contactless delivery, Starship Technologies has rolled out a robot food delivery offering in Tempe, Arizona. The firm has been increasing its commercial services, with a plan...
