Amazon delivery drones: how the sky could be the limit for market dominance

Amazon’s own estimates put the cost of delivering a single package at US$484 today, which it expects to reduce to $63 by 2025. Offering customers free or cheap drone delivery will be extremely expensive.

Major US centres see surge in last-mile deliveries

The number of last-mile deliveries in major US cities is seeing a surge, with a resulting increase in the number of vehicles on the road

UBC researchers develop algorithm that maps safest city routes

New approach identifies the safest possible route in an urban network using real-time crash risk data and can be incorporated into navigation apps such as Google Maps

Post apocalypse: the end of daily letter deliveries is in sight

Australia Post is seeing red ink amid the collapse in demand for letter delivery

Delivery fee cap set to begin in BC

Canada’s first permanent cap on fees charged to restaurants by food-delivery companies will go into effect in British Columbia on Jan. 1, 2023

IKEA delivers by boat in Paris

Seine River barges move containers to a downtown pier where they are loaded onto electric delivery trucks

Paris pilot pairs electric motorcycles and truck for last mile delivery

A new pilot project in Paris will see a swarm of electric motorcycles fanning out from an electric truck to make last mile deliveries for retailer H&M

Last-mile deliveries under C-suite scrutiny

As costs rise and sustainability matters more to consumers, deliveries are catching senior execs' attention

BC consulting on gig working conditions

A series of regional in-person roundtables will be scheduled to hear directly from gig workers about their jobs and working conditions, and the unique challenges for app-based ride-hailing and delivery workers in B.C.

BC caps restaurant delivery fees

Restaurant and bar owners in BC can look forward to permanent support for the cap on fees charged by food-delivery companies