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This Week in Logistics News (September 11 – 17)

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China’s WeRide unveils electric, autonomous cargo van. The companies said Wednesday that the collaboration will use Ford Escape hybrids with Argo AI technology for Walmart deliveries in Miami, the District of Columbia and Austin, Texas. Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide has unveiled its first cargo van.

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The Ultimate List of Top Logistics Startups – Blog

Freightos

Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published. Improved cargo capacity by innovative 40 foot container design (fold). Really hot. bellhopnation.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 17 – 23)

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Production at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, has been constrained by the availability of the more-efficient 4680 cells that comprise its new battery architecture. The work incidents generally haven’t delayed cargo movement, but officials say they worry that confrontations over work disputes could escalate.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 12 – 18)

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Warehouse demand undeterred by economic turbulence in third quarter. billion in chemicals cargo a week. Founded in 2018, Pickle Robot tackled a number of warehouse challenges using industrial robots built on core AI software, computer vision, and advanced sensors. Target pivots to larger stores with new 150K-square-foot format.

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Billable Weight Explained: How to Reduce Future Shipping Costs

ShipBob

After realizing this cost model didn’t make sense for lightweight packages that took up cargo space and reduced each shipment’s capacity, they transitioned to billable weight for shipments 16oz or greater. Running an Austin-based company, it’s convenient to use ShipBob’s Dallas fulfillment center. Waveform Lighting team.