Autonomous delivery startup Nuro is bursting with ideas since SoftBank invested nearly $1 billion in February, new filings reveal. A recent patent application details how its R1 self-driving vehicle could carry smaller robots to cross lawns or climb stairs to drop off packages. The company has even taken the step of trademarking the name “Fido” […]
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SoftBank-backed Nuro launches autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston
On the heels of its massive $940 million funding from the SoftBank Vision Fund, Nuro is launching in its second market. Nuro first launched its self-driving grocery delivery service in Scottsdale, Ariz. in August. Now, Nuro is expanding its partnership with grocer Kroger to launch in Houston, Texas. The service will be available through two […]
View More SoftBank-backed Nuro launches autonomous grocery delivery service in HoustonSoftbank’s next bet: $940M into autonomous delivery startup Nuro
Nuro, the autonomous delivery startup, has raised $940 million in financing from the Softbank Vision Fund, a whopping amount that will be used to expand its delivery service, add new partners, hire employees and scale up its fleet of self-driving bots. Nuro has raised more than $1 billion from partners including SoftBank, Greylock Partners and […]
View More Softbank’s next bet: $940M into autonomous delivery startup NuroNuro deploys autonomous delivery cars without safety drivers
A few months after Nuro deployed self-driving cars to deliver groceries in partnership with Kroger, the autonomous delivery startup is deploying its custom delivery bots. Up until now, Nuro was relying on Prius vehicles and safety drivers. Now, its delivery service in partnership with Kroger will be completely driverless and without a safety driver on board. Nuro has been […]
View More Nuro deploys autonomous delivery cars without safety driversInstacart and Amazon-owned Whole Foods are parting ways
You won’t be able to order Whole Foods groceries on Instacart soon.
View More Instacart and Amazon-owned Whole Foods are parting waysInstacart raises another $600M at a $7.6B valuation
D1 Capital Partners has led the $600 million round for Instacart.
View More Instacart raises another $600M at a $7.6B valuationInstacart expands ALDI partnership
After pilot programs in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles and Chicago were “overwhelmingly positive,” per Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta’s statement, the grocery delivery service has decided to expand its partnership with U.S. grocer ALDI. As of Thanksgiving, Instacart users in 35 states and 5,000 ZIP codes will be able to fill their virtual carts with ALDI […]
View More Instacart expands ALDI partnershipInstacart’s chief growth officer Elliot Shmukler is leaving
Elliot Shmukler, who joined Instacart in 2016 to lead product, is leaving the company to pursue early-stage investments, TechCrunch has learned — and confirmed with the grocery delivery service. Shmukler was brought on as the company’s VP of product, but he’d recently transitioned into a new role, chief growth officer, before announcing his departure to […]
View More Instacart’s chief growth officer Elliot Shmukler is leavingA self-driving car could soon deliver your groceries
Tech startup Nuro and supermarket chain Kroger teamed up to test out a driverless car concept that could deliver groceries to people’s front doors. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Self Driving Cars, Driverless Cars, Autonomous Vehicles, …
View More A self-driving car could soon deliver your groceriesInstacart now serves 70 percent of U.S. households
Toward the end of 2017, Instacart penned a partnership with one of the country’s biggest grocery retailers, Kroger. At the time, it was a smaller deal with one of Kroger’s chains called Ralphs. But today Instacart is expanding its partnership with Kroger, bringing Instacart delivery to 75 additional Kroger markets, growing Instacart’s Kroger footprint by […]
View More Instacart now serves 70 percent of U.S. householdsGrocer Kroger launches new delivery service
The Kroger Co. announced today the launch of its new e-commerce grocery delivery service, Kroger Ship, which will allow customers to shop online for their favorite Kroger brands and get deliveries as quick as the next day in certain areas. Not to be confused with the grocer’s Kroger Delivery service, which partners with Instacart to […]
View More Grocer Kroger launches new delivery serviceCan data science save social media?
The unfettered internet is too often used for malicious purposes and is frequently woefully inaccurate. Social media — especially Facebook — has failed miserably at protecting user privacy and blocking miscreants from sowing discord.
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