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Last mile isn’t enough anymore — it’s time to look at the last 100 feet

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If you live in an apartment building, chances are you know the pain of your delivery driver being unable to find your unit. You may have even had a package stolen because the driver couldn’t get into the building, instead leaving it on the front step.

These are the issues that have gone largely unaddressed by last-mile delivery and mapping companies like Google Maps. Akash Agarwal, founder and chief business officer of delivery startup Beans.ai, calls it “the last 100 feet problem.”

“[Google and...

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What made peak shipping season a success?

By all accounts, the 2021 holiday peak season avoided the shipping disasters of previous years. There were likely several reasons for this, including consumers shopping earlier than ever and a push by the delivery firms to hire seasonal personnel.

In fact, according to the founders of last-mile mapping firm Beans.ai, that last part played a significant role.

“The solution was money. The spike in both salaries and bonuses was motivating enough for people to join [as drivers],” Nitin Gupta, CEO of...

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Mapping the final foot: Beans.ai emerges with grand plans to optimize delivery

Several years ago, Nitin Gupta needed help. His mother had gone into shock and Gupta immediately called 911, summoning paramedics to his Mountain View, California, apartment complex.

“Five or six minutes into my call they arrived at the building, but I couldn’t leave my mother alone [to guide them to the apartment] and it took them 15 minutes to find my unit,” he related to Modern Shipper in a recent interview.

Fortunately, Gupta’s mother survived and is doing well today. Reflecting on the...

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