last-mile delivery

Onfleet and Fairmatic Team on Reduced Fleet Insurance Rates
Onfleet and Fairmatic Team on Reduced Fleet Insurance Rates
September 04, 2024  |  Delivery

Last-mile delivery management firm Onfleet has integrated with fleet insurance firm Fairmatic. “Businesses that take advantage of the integration will develop a better understanding of...

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Amazon Sees 30% Rise in Same-Day and Next-Day Delivery 
Amazon Sees 30% Rise in Same-Day and Next-Day Delivery 
July 30, 2024  |  Amazon

Amazon says it has seen a sharp rise in the speed of its Prime deliveries this year. The eCommerce giant announced Tuesday (July 30) that it made more...

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AI-Powered Delivery Robots Aim to Slash Costs
AI-Powered Delivery Robots Aim to Slash Costs
July 26, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

A new contender has entered the increasingly crowded field of autonomous delivery robots, hoping to automate last-mile logistics for eCommerce. Bay Area startup Vayu Robotics unveiled its...

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OneRail Expands Omnichannel Fulfillment Solution With Orderbot Acquisition
OneRail Expands Omnichannel Fulfillment Solution With Orderbot Acquisition
June 05, 2024  |  Acquisitions

OneRail has acquired Orderbot, saying the combination creates “a new era of streamlined omnichannel fulfillment.” The deal adds Orderbot’s inventory and order management capabilities to...

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Cigo Debuts Digital Tipping for Delivery Drivers
Cigo Debuts Digital Tipping for Delivery Drivers
April 15, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Cigo says it wants to help an increasingly cashless society tip delivery drivers. To that end, the software company announced Monday (April 15) that it had...

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Amazon VC Fund Expands Focus to AI, Robotics, Last Mile
Amazon VC Fund Expands Focus to AI, Robotics, Last Mile
February 28, 2024  |  Amazon Investments

Amazon’s $1 billion Industrial Innovation Fund is ramping up investments in companies that combine artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. The company will focus on this...

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Platforms Solve Need for Speed When Businesses Want More Than Same-Day Delivery 
Platforms Solve Need for Speed When Businesses Want More Than Same-Day Delivery 
February 19, 2024  |  Delivery

The engine of modern life whirrs mostly in the background, powering conveniences unimaginable decades ago. But that doesn’t mean the engine runs uninterrupted. Last-mile delivery...

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Deliveright and Wix Team on Heavy Goods Shipping
Deliveright and Wix Team on Heavy Goods Shipping
February 05, 2024  |  Shipping

Delivery platform Deliveright has teamed with website building platform Wix to simplify heavy goods shipping for Wix merchants. The partnership, announced Monday (Feb. 5), lets Wix merchants...

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Nuro Teams With Foretellix to Make Automated Driving Safer
Nuro Teams With Foretellix to Make Automated Driving Safer
January 04, 2024  |  Partnerships

Autonomous vehicle firm Nuro has teamed with Foretellix, a provider of safety-driven verification and validation driving solutions. The collaboration is designed to speed the large-scale deployment of autonomous vehicles...

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