Amazon Abandons Live Tests Of Scout Home Delivery Robot
Follow us on
Highlights
Amazon.com Inc will stop live tests of its automated delivery robot "Amazon Scout", a company spokesperson said in an emailed statement on Thursday, after the U.S. retailer realized the program did not completely meet its customers' needs.
The company is now scaling back or "reorienting" the program, and it will work with the involved employees to match them to other open roles within the organization, Amazon spokesperson Alisa Carroll said, adding that it was not abandoning the project altogether.
Amazon started testing the fully-electric Scout, which is of the size of a small cooler and rolled along the sidewalks at a walking pace, in Washington state in 2019 before expanding to Southern California, Georgia and Tennessee.
Great Deals on Used Cars
View All Used Cars
- 84,000 km
- Petrol
- Automatic
- 77,000 km
- Diesel
- Automatic
- 44,300 km
- Diesel
- Automatic
- 76,000 km
- Diesel
- Manual
- 76,000 km
- Diesel
- Automatic
- 62,500 km
- Diesel
- Automatic
- 81,000 km
- Petrol
- Manual
- 85,000 km
- Diesel
- Manual
- 45,028 km
- Petrol
- Manual
- 41,000 km
- Petrol
- Manual
Upcoming Cars
Upcoming Bikes
Explore More
-3848 second ago
The partnership looks to set up 7,000 electric vehicle charging stations across India.
17 minutes ago
Stellantis and Ample have already established a pilot program that will begin in Madrid, Spain, in 2024 and will be using 100 Fiat 500e EVs within Stellantis Free2move car-sharing service.
1 hour ago
The one-off creation is mechanically identical to the standard Chiron Super Sport but features elements inspired by the Type 57 SC Atlantic such as the bespoke paint finish and chrome grille.
3 hours ago
Bridgestone will take over from Hankook, which is the present tyre supplier for the single-seater electric racing championship.
3 hours ago
Measures undertaken by Renault include complimentary road-side assistance, expedited insurance claim settlement and extended working hours at service centres.
4 hours ago
The imminent plan to deploy charging stations was shared by the chairman of the Adani Group Gautam Adani.
4 hours ago
Owners can avail of these services until December 31, 2023.
5 hours ago
Special services also include complimentary towing, expedited insurance claims and repairs, and special offers on new vehicles in case the car is a total loss.
6 hours ago
The S1 X+ comes with a 3 kWh battery pack and has a claimed range of up to 151 km.
21 hours ago
The latest iteration gets a slew of updated features and mechanical upgrades.
