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The exemption Zoox is seeking would allow the company to operate as many as 2,500 self-driving cars on U.S. roads.

The plan would be the largest deployment of self-driving trucks in North America, according to Gatik, a sign that autonomous freight transport is starting to gain traction.

Tests with Flytrex’s autonomous drone delivery system will begin in Uber Eats pilot markets by the end of the year.

Kroger could close some existing automated warehouses to cut costs. Britain’s Ocado has been selling automated warehouse technology to power online grocery shopping since 2000.

Amazon is gearing up to make as many as 10,000 robotaxis annually at a sprawling plant near Silicon Valley as it prepares to challenge self-driving cab leader Waymo. 

Walmart is adding drone delivery in five new cities in a bid to expand online sales and get goods to shoppers faster.

Amazon.com’s Prime Air drone program has been cleared by regulators to fly devices beyond the visual line of sight of pilots, increasing range and giving more customers access to the service.

Investors have all but thrown in the towel on shares of EV startups Rivian Automotive and Lucid Group. 

Kodiak Robotics opened a second truck port for its autonomous semis at a Ryder System Inc. fleet maintenance facility in Houston, the companies said Jan. 23.

Walmart Inc. opened up access to a generative artificial intelligence tool that allows shoppers to search for products by specific use cases rather than look up one item at a time.