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Running on Ice: Autonomous trucks deliver food

All thawed out
(Photo: Kodiak Robotics)

Big things are happening between Dallas and Oklahoma City and it’s not a tornado. Kodiak Robotics has partnered with The Martin-Brower Co. to bring temperature-controlled freight to quick-service restaurants using Kodiak’s autonomous trucks.

The duo has been working together since July 2022 and has completed more than 600 autonomous deliveries. In this specific instance, the route between Dallas and Oklahoma City is considered a “shuttle lane,” and the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-autonomous-trucks-deliver-food

Drone delivery firms Zipline, Wing prepare to ramp up service

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This story originally appeared at Flyingmag.com.

Drone delivery firms Zipline and Wing — the two...

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Uber Eats, Cartken bring robot delivery to Miami

Is the U.S. finally ready for the next phase of last-mile delivery?

According to a new survey from software firm Circuit, 9 in 10 Americans have decided they’re ready to trust autonomous delivery robots, a far cry from 2018, when just 57% of Americans even knew they existed.

Per the same report, Uber (NYSE: UBER) platform Uber Eats was ranked among the three most trusted companies when it comes to autonomous food delivery. And this week, it launched its third such service since the spring.

On...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-eats-cartken-bring-robot-delivery-to-miami

Uber Eats goes driverless with Nuro partnership

Uber Eats Nuro autonomous driverless delivery vehicle

If you live in Houston or Mountain View, California, you may not need to tip on your next food delivery order.

That’s because Uber Eats (NYSE: UBER) on Thursday announced a multiyear partnership with Nuro, one of the country’s leading autonomous vehicle manufacturers. Starting this fall, customers in Texas and California can get their food delivered by driverless robot and skip the tips.

The companies plan to expand the service to the San Francisco Bay Area after getting their driverless delivery...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-eats-goes-driverless-with-nuro-partnership

Uber Eats, Motional launch driverless delivery in Santa Monica

Uber Eats app provides autonomous delivery

Food delivery apps found a winner when they added the “leave at door” option to limit customers’ interactions with couriers. But what if your food wasn’t delivered by a human courier at all?

That’s exactly what Uber Eats (NYSE: UBER) and Motional are doing in a new delivery pilot. Launched Monday in Santa Monica, California, the service combines Uber Eats’ delivery platform with Boston-based Motional’s driverless vehicle technology to enable end-to-end food deliveries — no driver necessary.

“At...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-eats-motional-launch-driverless-delivery-in-santa-monica

Kiwibot announces funding, teams with Sodexho to take delivery bots to college

Kiwibot announces funding, college deal

The tiny, friendly looking robots known for their smiling faces now have even more reason to smile. Kiwibot, the robotic sidewalk delivery robot company, on Thursday announced a new U.S. headquarters, a contract from a major U.S. food services company and the closing of new funding.

The company, based in Colombia, announced it would open a U.S. headquarters in Miami and has raised $7.5 million in a pre-series A funding round that includes five investors. Total funding in the startup is now $14...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kiwibot-announces-funding-teams-with-sodexho-to-take-delivery-bots-to-college

Nuro unveils 3rd-gen autonomous delivery vehicle, expands partnership with Kroger

Nuro releases its third-generation autonomous electric delivery vehicle and expands its partnership with Kroger

Nuro, the autonomous vehicle maker focused on transporting goods rather than passengers, on Wednesday revealed its third-generation, fully electric driverless vehicle, simply called Nuro. The Mountain View, California-based company also announced that it will roll out the vehicle in Houston as part of an expansion of its partnership with nationwide grocer Kroger, with plans to scale its autonomous delivery service to millions of Americans nationwide.

“With the introduction of our new flagship...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nuro-unveils-3rd-gen-autonomous-delivery-vehicle-expands-partnership-with-kroger

Google backs AV-maker Nuro in latest $600M funding round

Nuro announces $600 million Series D funding round led by Tiger Global with participation from Google and Kroger

Autonomous vehicle maker Nuro on Tuesday announced a $600 million financing round led by Tiger Global Management to develop and deploy its robot delivery network nationwide. Notably, the series D included new participation from Alphabet property Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and grocery retailer Kroger (NYSE: KR).

In total, Nuro has now raised over $2 billion to reach a valuation of about $8.6 billion, an anonymous source familiar with the round told TechCrunch. The robo-delivery company’s previous...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/google-backs-av-maker-nuro-in-latest-600m-funding-round

FedEx rolls out Nuro autonomous delivery vehicle in Houston

FedEx testing Nuro autonomous delivery robot in Houston

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has been testing an autonomous delivery vehicle in the Houston area since April. The vehicle, a Nuro R2 model, is delivering parcels as part of a multiyear, multiphase agreement to pilot autonomous last-mile delivery.

“We have already begun testing with FedEx in Houston, learning about their operations and getting their feedback. Our goal with this partnership is to alleviate the task of high cost and difficult deliveries from everyday delivery drivers,” a Nuro...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fedex-rolls-out-nuro-autonomous-delivery-vehicle-in-houston

Drones are bringing the 19th hole to any hole

Drone delivery tested on Arizona golf course

Many golfers wish they could reach for a cold drink moments after hooking their seventh straight tee shot into the woods. The lack of electricity and staffing issues prevent golf courses from offering this level of customer service on each hole. If you are lucky, your local course may have a vending machine at the ninth hole.

But that could soon change. At Sun City Country Club in Sun City, Arizona, a significant development took place this week that may open up the opportunity for food and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drones-are-bringing-the-19th-hole-to-any-hole

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