Detroit, MI partners with Kiwibot to launch an autonomous delivery robot pilot program
Detroit, MI autonomous delivery robot pilot program
The city of Detroit, the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, the Corktown Business Association, and Kiwibot are launching an autonomous delivery pilot program. The pilot will deploy Kiwibot's autonomous electric robots to travel on city sidewalks performing automated deliveries for participating businesses. The pilot will help the city understand operational issues such as navigating around obstacles and develop insights into community engagement of autonomous vehicle technology.
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Detroit will be one of three cities to launch autonomous delivery programs using Kiwibots. The small, electric devices will travel on city sidewalks and partner with businesses to explore automated deliveries.
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