FedEx Will Test Autonomous Robot Deliveries This Summer

FedEx has announced its first autonomous transportation service with SameDay Bot, a small, manless vehicle that traverses the roads and sidewalks to make same-day and last minute deliveries. The SameDay Bot was developed in collaboration with the DEKA Development & Research Corp., the same team that invented the Segway and iBot wheelchair. The vehicle will feature pedestrian-safe technology, such as multiple cameras and machine learning so it can adapt and avoid obstacles as it travels its route...