FedEx says it is focusing on “high-margin” clients to reach $98 billion in revenue in 2029. During its investors day presentation Thursday (Feb. 12), the shipping company outlined its strategy for reaching that goal, including focusing its commercial strategy on “premium” business-to-business (B2B) and specialized business to consumer...
The Uber Eats app will soon include a new artificial intelligence-powered beta feature that can build a grocery basket from text or images. When using this new Cart Assistant feature, users can type a shopping list; describe what they would like to make (such as...
FedEx said it will begin offering enterprise shippers access to new artificial intelligence-powered tools designed to improve post-purchase experiences, as businesses seek to strengthen customer engagement and operational efficiency after checkout. The expanded digital suite includes FedEx Tracking+ and FedEx Returns+, white-labeled solutions that can...
Gatik’s autonomous trucks have been making deliveries with no human driver or safety observer behind the wheel since mid-2025, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 27) press release. Those autonomous trucks have completed 60,000 fully driverless orders without incident, logging more than 2,000 hours of operation...
Delivery companies have reportedly lost their bid to halt New York City’s new tipping law. Uber and DoorDash had asked a judge for an injunction to block the new law, which requires food delivery apps to offer customers the option to tip delivery workers, Reuters...
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is now taking bids for access to its last‑mile delivery network. The federal mail carrier service announced Tuesday (Jan. 20) that it had launched an online bidding website to accept proposals for entry to the delivery network. Upwards of 18,000...
New York State Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday (Jan. 8) that she demanded information from Instacart about its use of algorithmic pricing and price-setting experiments and that she warned the company that it may be violating the state’s law. James sent a letter to...
The United States Postal Service (USPS) plans to make its last-mile delivery service available to shippers of all sizes. After offering a limited number of very large customers delivery service direct from its 18,000 delivery destination units (DDUs) for years, USPS will soon begin accepting bids from all shippers, it said in a...
DoorDash and Uber have sued to block a New York City law that requires delivery platforms to ask consumers to tip at checkout, instead of after the delivery, and to display the amounts of a suggested tip. “A reminder to tip is a courtesy, a...