Last Mile Brief 05/07/2023: DPD plans autonomous deliveries in 10 UK towns and cities

Last Mile Brief is sponsored by:Want the Last Mile Brief sent to your inbox every weekday? DPD has confirmed plans to expand autonomous robot deliveries to 10 UK towns and cities in the next 12 months, following a trial in Milton Keynes, starting with Raunds in Northamptonshire. DPD describes Cartken’s level 4 autonomy and leading micro-AV technology platform as one of the safest last mile delivery solutions on the market. The parcel delivery company says the micro-EV enables full autonomy on footpaths with only cameras – one of the only companies in the autonomous vehicle delivery space to achieve this with a purely vision-based system. DPD says it has worked closely with North Northamptonshire Council on the introduction of the robots in Raunds.