Amazon introduces ‘Scout’ the self-driving delivery robot

Amazon introduces ‘Scout’ the self-driving delivery robot

Amazon has begun trialling a small autonomous delivery robot on the streets of Washington State. Six Amazon Scout fully-electric small trucks have begun delivering goods to people within Snohomish County, Washington. The delivery robots, developed at Amazon’s Seattle research and development lab, travel along the streets at ‘walking pace’ and only deliver packages to the […]

Lyft is building a self-driving platform with auto supplier Magna

Lyft is building a self-driving platform with auto supplier Magna

Lyft is partnering with Magna, one of the largest tier-one automotive industry suppliers in the world, on autonomous vehicle technology. Lyft CEO and co-founder Logan Green explained that this will help them get their self-driving tech into various automaker vehicles around the world. Lyft will be working directly with Magna on “co-developing” an autonomous driving […]

Toyota working with Amazon, Uber and Pizza Hut to develop self-driving shuttle

Toyota working with Amazon, Uber and Pizza Hut to develop self-driving shuttle

Toyota is working with Amazon, ride-hailing companies Uber and Didi, automaker Mazda and Pizza Hut to develop an electric autonomous shuttle that can be used to deliver people—or the packages they’ve ordered—to their destination. And it might just make it to the Olympics in 2020. Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda revealed the so-called e-Palette concept vehicle […]