Starship Delivery Bots Hit “Industry First” Milestone in Miles Traveled
Starship Technologies’ autonomous delivery robots have surpassed the 10 million km mark (over 6 million miles) in distance traveled across the world. Starship says this is a “milestone” and “industry first,” claiming it to be the farthest traveled than any other...
Smashburger Focuses on Digital Orders with Launch of Virtual Drive-Thru
In response to the increased use of mobile ordering, fast-casual chain Smashburger has debuted its first virtual drive-thru. Located at the newest corporate restaurant in Houston, Texas, the lane is an extension of its traditional drive-thru experience. Customers can...
Uber Eats to Remove Thousands of Duplicate Virtual Brands
In the current third-party ordering landscape, one might open an app to find a handful of different chicken wing options in the area, but in reality, some of those brands could actually be the same product, coming from the same location, under a different name. In...
Paris Can Now Ban “Dark Stores” After Court Ruling
France’s top administrative court ruled on Thursday that “dark stores” are now categorized as warehouses, according to a report by Bloomberg, giving Paris and other cities the ability to remove them from residential areas. “Dark stores” alternatively called...
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