Tag: carriers
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Clevon’s T-Mobile powered autonomous delivery robot fleet zooms into smart city Peachtree Corners
Peachtree Corners, one of America’s “first” smart cities powered by real-world connected infrastructure and 5G, says Clevon, an autonomous delivery company, is joining the city’s Curiosity Lab ecosystem. Clevon’s autonomous robot carriers (ARCs), powered by T-Mobile connectivity, are designed to collect orders at warehouses, retail stores, dark stores and micro fulfillment centers, and then deliver…
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Clevon becomes ‘first company in Europe’ to launch fleet of autonomous driverless ‘carriers’ on public roads
Clevon, an driverless delivery innovator, and large Lithuanian grocery chain IKI are bringing what they claim is Europe’s first fleet of Autonomous Robot Carriers (ARCs) onto public roads. Three driverless carriers will offer daily commercial delivery services in the busy Vilnius city centre area and be operated by the last-mile transportation platform LastMile. Orders will…
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The Role of Technology in the Evolution of Partial Truckload Shipping
Partial truckload shipping continues to evolve with technology, and it’s become much more popular over the last few years. This freight movement method allows shippers to combine their PTL freight with other shipments to fill a truckload. Both dry van and reefer trucks containing meat, dairy, and produce can benefit most from shipping multiple loads…
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K.Hartwall launches new ‘autonomous mobile robot’
K.Hartwall has launched a new “autonomous mobile robot” called A-Mate. The company says this is the first fully electric free-lift pallet “AGV” with omnidirectional drive on the market. K.Hartwall calls its new machine an AGV as well as an AMR, which indicates the ongoing merging of the two technologies across the industry. The company says…
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Grenzebach contributes to award-winning intralogistics at Porsche in Leipzig
In February of 2020, Porsche‘s production plant in Leipzig was awarded a logistics award by the German Association of the Automotive Industry. A Grenzebach automated guided vehicle solution for automated goods transport is part of the award-winning logistics concept. In the complex sequential production for the Macan and Panamera models, 30 Grenzebach L1200S AGVs reliably…
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How AI is Changing the Insurance Sector
Whether you own a business or drive a car, insurance is important to protect your investments and prevent you from sinking in the event of a serious and costly accident or act of malice. People need to address risk, so they turn to insurance carriers that offer the best premiums for their needs. To do…
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XPO Logistics adds Covid-19 dashboard to XPO Connect
XPO Logistics, a global provider of supply chain solutions, has introduced a new digital dashboard for shippers and carriers in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The company integrated the tools with its XPO Connect digital freight platform in North America and Europe. Mario Harik, CIO, XPO Logistics, says: “We’re giving our customers a central source…
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Festo and Siemens integrate multi-carrier system into Bosch Rexroth transfer process
Siemens and Festo are presenting an innovative linear motor drive and control concept, designed to offer flexible and efficient high-performance solutions for short-cycle applications. The Multi-Carrier-System (MCS) from Siemens and Festo has been integrated into the Rexroth TS 2plus transfer system, thus adding the modular MCS to Bosch Rexroth’s versatile building-block system based on standardised…