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Nuro Unveils Third-Generation Vehicle; Plans to Scale Autonomous Delivery to Millions

Found in News & Content, with a score of 32.16

January 12, 2022

…“Through our strategic partnerships with Domino’s, FedEx, Kroger, 7-Eleven, and more, we are doing just that—improving road safety, sustainability, and overall access to goods delivery.” “With the introduction of our new flagship model and the ground-breaking of our new production facility—one of the industry’s first end-of-line manufacturing facilities in America—we are excited about the opportunity to fulfill our vision of improving everyday life through autonomous delivery at scale.” Nuro has been piloting its autonomous vehicles for local deliveries in Texas,…


Nuro and 7-Eleven Launch Commercial Autonomous Delivery Service in California

Found in News & Content, with a score of 15.40

December 02, 2021

…View-based Nuro has also partnered with FedEx, Kroger, and Domino's Pizza. Nuro delivers in hometown “The delivery service will begin with our fleet of Prius vehicles in fully autonomous mode, followed by our custom-designed electric R2 autonomous vehicles,” said Zhu. He credited federal and state regulatory progress that enabled Nuro to test and operate driverless vehicles for deliveries. “Residents in the state of California – a major hub of innovation – have never been able to experience the commercial delivery…


Nuro Raises $600M in Series D Funding for Self-Driving Delivery Vehicles

Found in News & Content, with a score of 38.23

November 03, 2021

…U.S. Financial and strategic investors included Google, Kroger, and SoftBank. “We’re thrilled to have the backing of these prominent investors and world-class companies, and honored that they support our vision of improving communities and revitalizing local commerce,” said Dave Ferguson, co-founder and president of Nuro. “We believe this investment will allow us to accelerate our commercialization strategy and better everyday life with Nuro’s technology.” Mountain View, Calif.-based Nuro said its custom electric autonomous vehicles are designed to bring everything from…


Nuro to Build Autonomous Vehicle Testing, Manufacturing Facilities in Nevada

Found in News & Content, with a score of 12.81

August 30, 2021

…partnerships with industry leaders such as Domino’s, Kroger, and FedEx and operations in three states—we are now able to invest in the infrastructure to build tens of thousands of robots,” said Jiajun Zhu, co-founder and CEO of Nuro. “We greatly appreciate the state’s leadership in working with us to finalize this partnership. The decision to place these facilities in Southern Nevada was an easy one.” Nuro has developed electric autonomous vehicles (AVs) to delivery items from produce to prescriptions to…


Brain Corp CTO Discusses Software Driving Mobile Robot Value, Future Plans

Found in News & Content, with a score of 6.89

July 23, 2021

…in 2009, and its customers include Walmart, Kroger, and the Mall of America. Denver Public Schools, one of the largest school districts in the U.S., plans to use Tennant Co. floor scrubbers with BrainOS, starting with 14 buildings. Brain recently hired Jon Thomason as its new chief technology officer. He is former vice president of autonomous solutions at Uber Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), and he has also held senior roles at Amazon and Qualcomm. Robotics 24/7 spoke with Thomason about…


Grocer Kroger to Expand Distribution Center With KNAPP Automation

Found in News & Content, with a score of 51.24

July 12, 2021

The Kroger Co. last week said it plans to expand its Great Lakes Distribution Center in Delaware, Ohio, with partner KNAPP AG. Kroger, which claims to be the largest grocer in the U.S., said it will add new technologies to the facility renovation, which it expects to be completed this summer. “Kroger’s investment in KNAPP’s latest technology allows the Great Lakes Distribution Center to improve efficiency in replenishing our stores, enabling us to quickly deliver fresh food to our customers,”…


How to Get to Hyperlocal Fulfillment, Fast

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July 12, 2021

…so it seems. Major supermarket chains including Kroger, Walmart, and H-E-B have started micro-fulfillment center projects, tapping automation companies that offer robotic, high-density storage and picking systems, which can be placed inside a store or a so-called “dark store” that fulfills online orders for a compact geographic area. But for all the attention on the micro-fulfillment center (MFC) trend to date, it’s mainly taking hold in grocery. It does, however, overlap with the concept of hyperlocal fulfillment, which almost every…


Drone Express and FarEye Partner to Launch Autonomous Drone Deliveries for U.S. Retailers

Found in News & Content, with a score of 15.15

June 11, 2021

…service offerings. Last month, Drone Express and Kroger announced a pilot as part of the grocery retailer's continuing efforts to transform e-commerce. The first stores in Ohio and California are expected to offer the drone delivery service in early summer. FarEye offers route optimization Last month, FarEye raised $100 million in Series E funding, which is said it plans to use to develop its platform, hire staffers, and expand in Europe and North America. Drone Express claimed that its drone…


Kroger Partners With Drone Express on Grocery Drone Delivery Pilot

Found in News & Content, with a score of 47.93

May 03, 2021

The Kroger Co. and Drone Express today said they are collaborating on a pilot project to offer grocery delivery via autonomous drones in Centerville, Ohio. The partners plan to launch a second pilot at a Ralphs store in California this coming summer. “Kroger's new drone delivery pilot is part of the evolution of our rapidly growing and innovative e-commerce business – which includes pickup, delivery, and ship and reached more than $10 billion in sales in 2020,” stated Jody Kalmbach,…


Kroger Builds Grocery Fulfillment Center With Ocado Automation

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April 19, 2021

The Kroger Co. last week said it is launching its Customer Fulfillment Center in Monroe, Ohio, the first of its kind in the U.S. to combine “vertical integration, machine learning, and robotics with affordable, friendly, and fast delivery service for fresh food.” The company will be using technology from Ocado Group PLC under a partnership that began in 2018. Cincinnati-based Kroger was founded in 1883 and has close to 500,000 associates serving 60 million households annually. Hatflield, U.K.-based Ocado has…


Supply Chain Leaders Learn From Today’s Ecommerce Challenges to Provide Future Innovation and Growth

Found in News & Content, with a score of 4.55

February 19, 2021

…this approach. Some retailers like Walmart and Kroger use defined pickup windows to manage staffing and navigate peak hours, whereas Target fulfills an order within four hours and gives the customer up to 48 hours to pick it up. In either case, the goals are to limit capacity at busy times, incentivize off-peak traffic and promote load-balancing. Store managers can also change capacity limits in response to daily operational constraints, observed customer demands, or both. Buy Online, Ship from the…


Warehouse/DC: The Changing Metrics of Retail Success

Found in News & Content, with a score of 7.34

February 04, 2020

…a powerful story. Investment firm Jeffries downgraded Kroger stock last fall because it had opted for centralized DCs not micro-fulfillment. Jeffries cited higher delivery costs due to greater distances from consumers and more up-front investment than micro-fulfillment requires. The primary focus today is grocery. However, Jeff Hedges, president of OPEX Warehouse Automation, says general retail offers huge opportunity, too. “The small footprint of these microcenters is well suited to the low availability and high cost of real estate in metropolitan…


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