Ford Unveils Self-Driving Delivery Van For Last Mile
Posted on March 2, 2017 by mailomg in Memo 88, Uncategorized // 0 Comments
‘Autolivery’ Concept Demonstrate Ideas for More Sustainable ‘City of Tomorrow’
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 27, 2017 – For more than half a century, vans have played a key role in deliveries. Drones are a modern phenomenon. But the two could work hand in hand to improve mobility in urban areas in one example of Ford’s vision for the “City of Tomorrow”.
Self-driving vans could quickly and efficiently transport everything from groceries to urgently needed medical supplies on the ground, with drones potentially able to take to the air for the final leg of the journey to reach destinations inaccessible by car, such as high up in a tower block – or where parking would be difficult, impractical, or unsafe.
The innovative “Autolivery” concept, developed by a team of Ford employees for the company’s Last Mile Mobility Challenge, imagines electric self-driving vans used together with drones to pick up and drop off goods and packages in urban areas … (click to read more)
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