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No tipping needed: This robot can deliver pizza to your door

This autonomous delivery robot using cameras and remote sensing technologies can travel at speeds of up to 32 km/h.

Work

Spain fines delivery app Glovo €79 million for violating labour laws

The Spanish government says Glovo's couriers were illegally classified as self-employed instead of contracted employees.

Mobility

Hello, delivery robot: How drones could transform shipping

Drones have the potential to reshape last-mile delivery, reducing the environmental impact of shipping and reaching more remote areas.

Mobility

Amazon to swap vans with e-cargo bikes and on-foot delivery staff

Your Amazon parcels could soon come with a lower carbon footprint.

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Amazon drone deliveries to take off in California this year

This would be a major milestone for Amazon’s drone delivery project, which has been almost a decade in the making.

Work

Is the party over for fast grocery delivery apps?

The boom of fast grocery delivery services over the last few years seems to be running out of steam, with a raft of firms now cutting costs - and jobs.

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Delivery app customer sparks outrage with request to take out the bins

A request for help with the bins drew attention to the precariousness of gig work in Spain.

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Deliveroo fined for abusing riders' rights in France

Two ex-bosses of the British company's French division were also fined and given suspended prison terms.

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10-minute delivery service threatens to sue Dutch cities

Rapid delivery services like Getir and Gorillas exploded in popularity last year, but that expansion has come at a cost to their neighbours in the Netherlands.

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Are food delivery apps playing games with safety?

Riders for platforms like Uber Eats can earn bonuses doing "quests" against the clock. But a fatal accident suggests there might be more at risk than money.

Tech News

Gig economy: EU prepares new rules which could hit Uber and Deliveroo

Companies like Uber and Deliveroo could be hit by draft EU rules for gig workers which would give them employees' rights.

Climate

Amazon deals take a hit after activists disrupt depots on Black Friday

The aim of the protests is to highlight the company's "highly climate-destructive corporate practices".

Living

Do you know the true cost of your Black Friday purchases?

Tempting though these one-day deals may be, their environmental impact could be putting people off of Black Friday shopping.

Work

Germany's couriers to get bikes and phones from delivery app bosses

The ruling was a defeat for delivery app Lieferando, which employs around 10,000 riders in Germany.

Tech News

DoorDash comes to Europe in €7 billion buyout of Wolt

The two companies are expected to merge early next year, with Wolt CEO Miki Kuusi heading up the American company's international division.

Tech News

Flying sushi: drones shake up the delivery market in Israel

Will drones soon replace delivery drivers on bicycles or scooters? In Israel, flying machines are on their way to carrying takeaway food and medical equipment.

Work

Gorillas delivery app fires hundreds of workers for going on strike

The ten-minute grocery app has faced strike action for months over claims of late wages and poor working conditions.

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China's Amazon says delivery bots are the future. Here's why

Here are four charts that explain why Alibaba is investing in autonomous delivery robots, and why the company claims they're the future

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Amazon will develop delivery bots in Finland

Amazon Robotics is hiring developers in the Finnish capital to work on automated delivery technology.

Health news

These drones are airdropping vaccines to remote Ghanaian villages

Each drone can carry up to 2,000 vaccines 160 kilometres, reaching the remotest corners of the west African country.