The last mile of the logistics chain is a huge challenge but the closer you approach your destination, the more complex and expensive it gets. Not coincidentally, the ‘last 50 feet’ is considered by experts to be the true bottleneck for e-commerce growth – and that’s where a large part of the future of retail is being decided. Start-ups and online retailers alike are working hard to close that final gap.
FedEx has unveiled a prototype of its SameDay Bot, an autonomous vehicle for delivery designed to get smaller deliveries from retailers to nearby customers.
The penetration of semiconductor components classified as “IoT” is expected to grow from 7% in 2019 to 12% by 2025, IoT Analytics, a leading provider of market insights and competitive intelligence for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4., claims in a new report.
The world’s largest automotive supplier will be working with one of the world’s largest tech companies in the future: Bosch and Microsoft have agreed to cooperate on software development.
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile has reached an agreement with U.S.-based Ligado Networks to help it design a private 5G network that uses Rakuten’s customizable platform.
The planned takeover of ARM by Nvidia is currently being examined internationally by antitrust authorities. Now several US tech companies have filed complaints.
“Telia Global IoT Connectivity” is the name of a new solution from Swedish telecom-provider Telia that is available immediately.
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