autonomous delivery

Alphabet and Walgreens Make First Drone-Based Delivery in Texas

Wing, the Alphabet drone service, launched its first commercial drone delivery in a major metropolitan area on April 7 by making a…

China’s Dada Group Teams Up with JD.com for Annual 415 On-Demand Shopping Festival

Chinese on-demand delivery platform Dada Group is beefing up its 415 Intra-City Shopping Festival, a sales event focused on quick delivery offerings…

Walmart Delivery Trucks in Bentonville Go Fully Driverless

Gatik autonomous delivery trucks deployed by Walmart are now operating daily, without a safety driver, in Bentonville, Ark. The multi-temperature self-driving box…

Walmart Teams Up With Ford for its First Multi-City Autonomous Delivery Program

Walmart is partnering with Ford Motor Company and Argo AI to launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service in Miami, Austin, Texas and…

Urban Value Corner Store Pilots Autonomous On-Demand C-Store Delivery in Dallas

Convenience store retailer Urban Value Corner Store, ecommerce provider Vroom Delivery and last mile robotic delivery operator Tortoise have partnered to offer…

Target, Walmart Make Investments to Enhance Last Mile Delivery

Both Target and Walmart have announced new investments in last mile delivery technologies, highlighting the growing importance of fulfillment in the post-COVID…

Walmart Expands Arkansas Autonomous Vehicle Pilot to Louisiana

Walmart has expanded its autonomous vehicle pilot with Gatik to make its existing route in Bentonville, Ark. completely driverless, and has added…

Walmart Adds 100% Renewable-Energy Electric Cars to its Growing Autonomous Delivery Lineup

Walmart is expanding both its delivery and sustainability footprints through the launch of an all-electric self-driving car pilot, in partnership with Cruise….

H-E-B Will Pilot Autonomous Grocery Delivery In San Antonio

H-E-B has joined the ranks of Walmart, Kroger, AutoZone, Walgreens, Target and Lowe’s as the latest major retailer to pilot autonomous delivery….

Kroger Says: Houston, We Have Autonomous Delivery

Kroger is expanding its self-driving delivery pilot to two Houston stores in spring 2019. Kroger and robotics company Nuro have operated a…

CES 2019: Chinese Retailers JD.com, Suning Give New Meaning To ‘Smart’ Retail

With more than 180,000 attendees, 4,500 exhibitors and 3,000 product launches, CES (formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show) brings out the…

Walmart Pilots Autonomous Grocery Delivery In Arizona

Walmart has made significant investments in its online grocery delivery capabilities over the past year, even quietly experimenting with driverless delivery. The retail…