Technology

Walmart plans to convert a Dallas store for online order pickup for customers.

Amazon has started testing Rivian electric delivery vans in San Francisco as part of its planned rollout of 10,000 electric vehicles by 2022.

Hiring and retaining drivers is an art more than a science.

Refraction AI discovered many last-mile AVs used a sensor system known as LiDAR, which was causing bottlenecks in deploying these vehicles into the real world.

Delivery software provider Onfleet is joining forces with Bond, an artificial intelligence platform, to offer e-commerce sellers an integrated solution that takes the customer from checkout to delivery in a single offering.

Micromobility company Helbiz will secure approximately $82.5 million when it is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange through a SPAC deal expected to close in the second quarter.

Global payments technology provider Stripe has raised $600 million in a new funding round at a $95 billion valuation, making it the most expensive startup in the U.S.

Major retail brands are reaching consumers wherever they can these days, and that means more livestreamed special events with social media influencers.

Southeast Asian rideshare company Grab is in talks to go public through a SPAC led by Altimeter Capital, according to published reports.

A team from the University of Maryland Medical Center has been honored for completing the first drone delivery of an organ for transplant in 2019.

When David Cabello dropped out of college, he knew he wanted to make a difference, so he started a food delivery business that caters to Black-owned restaurants.

GoFor Industries will work with Aurora Aerial on a drone delivery test program, starting in Canada before expanding into other markets.

PayPal is paying an undisclosed sum to acquire Curv, a cryptocurrency and digital asset security provider.

Using data from consumer tracking firm Commerce Signals, the idea that e-commerce sales significantly hurt in-store sales during COVID-19 may not be completely accurate.

Safeway is the latest supermarket to begin a test of robots for contactless delivery of online grocery orders.

Delivery drone manufacturer Flirtey is ramping up production and now taking preorders for its system.

Instacart may forgo the traditional path to public status and sell its shares directly to the public, according to a Reuters report.

Amazon-backed Deliveroo announces plans to go public less than a year after British regulators questioned the viability of the business.

As drone delivery tests ramp up, a patchwork of regulations make some states more friendly to the process than others.

Instacart has announced a new funding round of $265 million, increasing its valuation to $39 billion.