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Uber teams with Arrival on EVs and Gopuff for everyday essential items
Electric vehicle startup Arrival announced it would build a ride-hailing specific electric car for Uber to use in the U.K. and Europe. Separately, Uber said…
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Can Target displace its parcel providers?
The best-in-class retailers are aggressively pursuing logistical control over their products while trying to avoid patchwork responses to final-mile delivery.
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Parking pilot keeps commercial deliveries flowing on Aspen city streets
The city of Aspen has been running a parking reservation pilot program with Coord that enables commercial delivery fleets to secure parking spaces for their…
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Getting gig workers the unemployment they deserve
Gig workers are eligible for unemployment payments but verifying income levels can be difficult. The Workers Lab and Steady are teaming up to improve the…
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Is Instacart headed to be America’s top grocer?
By some accounts, Instacart owns 50% of the online grocery market. With an IPO upcoming, I wanted to look back at how Instacart has gone…
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GoFor, Aurora Aerial to pilot drone delivery test program
GoFor Industries will work with Aurora Aerial on a drone delivery test program, starting in Canada before expanding into other markets.
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Santa Monica to pilot delivery zones for zero-emissions vehicles
The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator and the city of Santa Monica have launched what they said is the first Zero Emissions Delivery Zone in the…
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In first earnings as public company, DoorDash beats revenue forecasts
In its first earnings statement as a public company, DoorDash posted record revenue and order volumes, but cautioned on 2021.
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What happened to gig workers in 2020? Gridwise report tells the story
Volatile rates per hour and supply demands impacted gig economy drivers in 2020, but a brighter outlook is ahead.
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FreightWaves focuses on gig economy with launch of Modern Shipper
FreightWaves has announced the launch of Modern Shipper. The editorial brand will provide news and information about e-commerce, the gig economy and the important roles…
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