Startup udelv presented the perfect transport "last mile"

8 February 2018

To deliver online orders will be drones

There are a huge number of automotive startups. For example, the company udelv of California aims to create a great van "last mile". The key objective of this vehicle is to deliver different goods from online stores to the customer's door. Now engineers have demonstrated the operation of their offspring.

Developed by the American start-up the car is not like usual vans. It has a fairly narrow body with an unusual design, and on top set a whole array of different detectors and sensors.

The thing is that the provider udelv will work on a completely different algorithm. First, it will be fully electric, so it is required to facilitate machine to increase the reserve. Secondly, management will be not the driver, and the computer.

On Board has 18 compartments. If the delivery is to open only one box — the one in which the ordering of a particular client. It is expected that the car will be in fully Autonomous mode to travel around the city and deliver goods. Thus, for its operation does not require drivers and operators (the only exception is the personnel who will load the orders on the station).

The range of travel shall not exceed 100 kilometers. On the one hand, it's a very, very modest. On the other, when talking about the city, then this stock should be enough. The total mass may not exceed 317 pounds. In that respect are about the same considerations, the more unlikely someone will order dumbbells or bricks.

To the current time udelv conducted a demonstration run on the small Californian town of San MATEO, which was delivered two orders. While the booth is an employee of the company, who supervises the actions of the autopilot.

Potential buyers of the unmanned van's online shopping and other companies that require something to deliver to the customers. Udelv is going to take their car to a lease with a fixed cost. Yet, as usual for this kind of startups are invited to pay a Deposit to reserve the car. The amount depends on the need for applying the company logo on the Board: $2000 and from $5000 logo. Predpolagaemyj start date of supply is not specified.