Autonomous Delivery news and trends

Uber-Supported Serve Robotics Raises $30 Million for AI Robotic Delivery
artificial intelligence // August 10, 2023

Serve Robotics has completed a go-public transaction and raised $30 million in financing to support scaling its artificial intelligence (AI) powered robotic delivery experience. This financing brings the company’s total capital raised up to $56 million since starting in 2021, the company said in a...

Robots and Accounting Automation Move Industrial Economy Payments Digital
B2B Payments // January 16, 2023

From autonomous vehicles to automated bill-pay software, next-generation solutions are transforming industrial operations. This, as working capital management realities and labor shortages are being consistently aggravated by strong macroeconomic headwinds buffeting businesses across industries. The silent workhorse of the eCommerce industry’s spectacular ascent over the...

Uber Eats Launches Two Robotic Delivery Pilots as Restaurant Industry Struggles to Meet Demand
Delivery // May 16, 2022

As aggregators struggle with driver labor challenges, Uber Eats is approaching the issue by removing drivers entirely. Uber has launched two robotic delivery pilot tests Monday (May 16), according to a report from TechCrunch: one in partnership with driverless vehicle technology company Motional and one...

Middle-Mile Logistics Solution Gatik Raises $85M, Bringing Grocery Supply Chain’s Fully Automated Future Into View
Retail // August 31, 2021

In a vision of the future seemingly straight out of a Pixar film, groceries may soon be delivered to stores by trucks that drive themselves. Gatik, a company that creates autonomous middle-mile logistics technology, announced Tuesday (Aug 31) that it had raised $85 million in...

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Uber Eats and Waymo Roll Out Autonomous Delivery in Phoenix

April 03, 2024
Uber is expanding its Phoenix-based partnership with autonomous vehicle company Waymo. The company announced Wednesday (April 3) that it is now offering Uber Eats deliveries in the Arizona capital via Waymo vehicles. “Starting today in Phoenix, Uber Eats consumers in Tempe, Mesa, and Chandler may have their orders delivered by an autonomous vehicle,” Uber said in a news release. […]

Uber-Supported Serve Robotics Raises $30 Million for AI Robotic Delivery

August 10, 2023
Serve Robotics has completed a go-public transaction and raised $30 million in financing to support scaling its artificial intelligence (AI) powered robotic delivery experience. This financing brings the company’s total...

UPS Looks To Drones To Speed Up Delivery

February 03, 2020
In a move to compete with Amazon in the competitive consumer delivery space, UPS plans to use drones and other tactics to complete shipments faster, according to reports. The company...

MIT Develops Last-Mile Navigation For Delivery Robots

November 04, 2019
Engineers at MIT have been working on a better way for last-mile delivery robots to find doors or garages, with the goal of improving the time and efficiency of these...