[ad_1] In a statement, Instacart said it “will honor” the unionization vote pending certification of the results, and that it intended to negotiate in “good faith” on a collective bargaining agreement. The company added that it “respect[s] our employees’ rights to explore unionization.” That last claim doesn’t appear to be true based on evidence, however. […]
Category: Delivery
Waymo’s self-driving vans will carry UPS packages in Phoenix
[ad_1] The program kicks off this quarter (that is, no later than March). Waymo had already grown its AutoNation deal to include a car part delivery test in 2019. UPS has been busy, too, having just ordered 10,000 electric trucks from Arrival for crewed deliveries. The two see this as part of a “long-term plan” […]
California allows ‘light-duty’ self-driving delivery vehicles
[ad_1] Tests with backup drivers will require proof of relevant testing under controlled conditions, trained drivers with clean records and timely reports for collisions and human interventions. Completely driverless tests, meanwhile, will also require notifiying authorities, a certified link to a remote operator, a police “interaction plan” and verification that the cars meet federal safety […]
Domino’s GPS-powered pizza tracking is available in many more places
[ad_1] If the Domino’s Pizza you’re ordering from supports GPS delivery tracking, you’ll also be able to opt into text notifications. By doing so, you’ll get messages when your pizza is two minutes away and when it has arrived at your door. Domino’s will also send you an SMS when your food is on its […]
Alexa can reorder your go-to Chipotle meal
[ad_1] To push the feature, Chipotle is even trying a promotional stunt by promising free Amazon Echo Dots (hopefully not the old one from the photo above) to all Chipotle Rewards members named Alexa. We wonder how many people will take up that offer, though — if you’re named Alexa, you probably don’t want a […]
Instacart cuts quality bonuses for couriers
[ad_1] The cut comes shortly after thousands of Instacart shoppers participated in a three-day strike over the default tipping option. The app sets the base tip to 5 percent rather than the earlier 10 percent, and workers argue that this has cut into their practical income. Some shoppers, including strike organizer Vanessa Bain, have called […]
NVIDIA’s AI will help USPS handle packages 10 times faster
[ad_1] For months, engineering teams from USPS and NVIDIA have been developing the AI models, which will help USPS read address labels more quickly and effectively. The system starts with high-performance servers powered by NVIDIA V100 Tensor Core GPUs and deep learning software, which train multiple algorithms. The trained models are then deployed to NVIDIA […]
UPS and CVS plan to deliver prescriptions via drone
[ad_1] The courier firm already has some experience delivering medical products thanks to its WakeMed partnership, which sees it delivering medical samples across WakeMed’s campus. This is far more ambitious, of course. UPS would be flying over residential areas and deliver a much wider range of products. There’s a strong incentive to move quickly. Wing’s […]
Amazon cuts off three delivery companies publicly linked to deaths
[ad_1] The reports last month describes how Amazon micromanages the delivery process, where drivers were pressured to hit delivery quotas of up to 300 packages in a single shift. Despite those steep requirements (in an eight-hour workday, that translates to completing about one-and-a-half deliveries every minute) the arrangement puts liability for accidents on drivers or […]
UPS delivery drones are on the way after FAA certification
[ad_1] Flight Forward is the first company to claim the Part 135 Standard certification, and it’ll be able to operate an unlimited number of drones. The machines and their payloads can weigh more than 55 pounds and UPS can fly its drones at night. Earlier this year, under the Transportation Department’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration […]