Postmates
Food and grocery delivery company Postmates has been given the first permit in San Francisco to test sidewalk delivery robots, according to TechCrunch, paving the way for the company to test the Serve autonomous delivery robot it announced in December.
The permit will let Postmates, which is available in 3,500 cities, expand into a new method of transportation for deliveries. Postmates claims that the electricity-powered robot, which has Velodyne LIDAR sensors and an Nvidia Xavier processor, can carry 50 lbs and travel 30 miles on a single battery charge.
San Francisco Public Works rules say that permits are valid for 180 days, that…
San Francisco gives Postmates permit to test sidewalk delivery robots
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