Jun 13 2018

Ford launches test for self-driving delivery van

Ford is working with on-demand delivery platform Postmates to operate a self-driving delivery service focusing on the first and last mile of the delivery experience.

A food delivery pilot is currently underway in Miami and Miami Beach with more than 70 businesses participating, including Coyo Taco. Residents in the area that order a taco through Postmates may be given the option to have the items delivered by a self-driving research vehicle.

Although, the research vehicles for the business pilots are designed to appear as self-driving, they are actually manually driven. Ford is developing self-driving technology in separate test vehicles. Read more

Source: LOGISTICS MANAGER