Self-driving trucks begin mail delivery test for U.S. Postal Service
The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday started a two-week test transporting mail across three Southwestern states using self-driving trucks, a step forward in the effort to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology for hauling freight......»»
Self-driving trucks begin mail delivery test for U.S. Postal Service
The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday started a two-week test transporting mail across three Southwestern states using self-driving trucks, a step forward in the effort to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology for hauling freight......»»
USPS tests self-driving trucks for mail delivery
The U.S. Postal Service started an autonomous mail delivery service test Tuesday with self-driving startup TuSimple......»»
Postal Service to test autonomous semi trucks for hauling mail across state lines
The U.S. Postal Service this month will experiment with self-driving semi-trucks transporting mail between distribution centers in Phoenix a.....»»
UPS buying 10,000 electric delivery vans, will test Waymo self-driving vehicles next month
United Parcel Service Inc on Wednesday expanded its efforts to cut emissions and delivery costs with separate deals to order 10,000 electric delivery trucks from UK-based Arrival Ltd and test Waymo self-driving vehicles to carry packages......»»
UPS inks electric van deal with Arrival, to test Waymo automation
United Parcel Service Inc said on Wednesday it was ordering 10,000 electric delivery trucks from UK-based Arrival Ltd and teaming with self-driving startup Waymo as package carriers work to cut costs and tailpipe pollution......»»
USPS Starts Testing Self-Driving Trucks For Long Hauls
The US Postal Service (USPS) has awarded TuSimple, a global self-driving truck company, a contract to haul mail across the country with self-driving trucks, a move that could save the money-losing government a.....»»
For the first time ever U.S. mail will be carried by self-driving trucks
The U.S. Postal Service looks to add self-driving trucks to their fleet......»»
Push to electrify mail trucks gains wide support, an unlikely win for both DeJoy and Biden
The Postal Service had long spurned EVs over cost, but House Democrats are lining up behind a White House push to allocate $8 billion for new trucks, paving the way for a fully electric fleet......»»
The Postal Service faces more challenges than ever. Its plan to compete: Shorter hours, slower delivery
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who has announced plans to slow mail delivery standards and cut hours at some post off.....»»
Cash-strapped USPS announces major changes that could mean higher postage rates and slower first-class mail delivery
The agency reported over $9 billion in net losses in 2020 as the pandemic caused mail delivery rates to plummet. United States Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy speaks during a House Oversight and Reform Comm.....»»
United will pay $49 million to resolve fraud allegations over international mail
The Justice Department says the air carrier falsified mail delivery data in contracts with the U.S. Postal Service......»»
USPS and civil rights groups reach deal to fast-track ballots in Georgia runoff elections
The Postal Service agrees to treat ballots as express mail and take other steps to expedite delivery ahead of the Jan. 5 vote, avoiding a court fight......»»
UPS teams with Arrival and Waymo in electric, self-driving push
United Parcel Service Inc on Wednesday said it is ordering 10,000 electric delivery trucks from the UK-based Arrival Ltd and teaming with self-driving startup Waymo as package carriers work to cut costs and tail pipe pollution......»»
Walmart to test drive new delivery service
Retail giant Walmart is joining FedEx and Amazon in the robot game. Walmart announced last week it is "test driving" a new self-driving delivery service in its Houston stores using Nuro, an autonomous auto. Nuro is a California-based robotics .....»»
USPS Investigating Drone Delivery Options
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) wants feedback from drone operators that could provide drone capability to the agency as it looks to advance its mail delivery fleet. read more.....»»
FedEx aims to boost service, profit more from online shopping
FedEx Corp said on Thursday it will begin offering Sunday residential delivery and handoff fewer e-commerce packages to the U.S. Postal Service, as it works to bolster service and wring more profits out of the online shopping boom......»»
Postal Service reports more losses as mail delivery slumps
The U.S. Postal Service is reporting another quarterly loss. That's because strong gains in package deliveries were outweighed by an unrelenting decline in mail volume and the costs of its health care and pension obligations......»»
UPS to deploy an electric delivery truck later this year
United Parcel Service Inc. said Tuesday that, in collaboration with Thor Trucks Inc., it will develop and test a fully-electric medium-duty.....»»
UPS to test Thor Trucks Inc."s new electric vehicle
UPS will collaborate with Thor Trucks Inc. to develop and test a fully electric delivery truck in Los Angeles. The truck is expected to be ready for deployment later this year. The Thor electric delivery truck will have a driving range of about 10.....»»
UPS and Thor collaborate to test electric delivery trucks
United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) today announced a collaboration with read more.....»»