In 2016, Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis plan to begin testing Starship, their autonomous grocery delivery vehicle. Starship will travel with a more conventional grocery delivery van, and will take over the last mile or two, driving itself over sidewalks and up driveways. It is expected to travel at about 4 mph and be…
Archives for November 2015
Amazon Books: The Online Retailer is Getting Physical
In an effort to sell more books, Amazon, the king of online retail, has opened its first brick-and-mortar store in its hometown of Seattle. Located in a mall near the University of Washington, the outlet has been dubbed Amazon Books. Amazon getting physical is a curious move, will it pay off or will it be…
Startups Aiming to Become the “Uber of Trucking”
According to The Wall Street Journal, the $700 billion industry that is commercial trucking is beginning to experience change as startups enter the playing field. Leveraging truck drivers’ smartphones, several startups, which are receiving millions of dollars from investors, aspire to become an “Uber of Trucking” by connecting drivers with nearby companies seeking to ship…