This is Kar-go, Europe’s first autonomous package delivery vehicle
This is Kar-go, an artificially intelligent, all-electric autonomous vehicle that aims to reduce the cost of "last mile delivery" by 90%.
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"Last mile delivery" is the final stage of your parcel's journey -- from the local depot to your front door.
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As an all-electric vehicle capable of working 24/7, Kar-go aims to provide an efficient sustainable solution to the rapidly-growing online retail market.
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The brainchild of UK insititute Academy of Robotics, Kar-go combines the specialist knowledge of a Mars Rover developers and a former Formula One designer.
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Kar-go's software allows it to safely navigate unmarked roads and without GPS.
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It also boasts "terrain training" which allows it to "learn" from past experiences and apply them to new situations or obstacles it faces.
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Kar-go also features a supercomputer, a Tesla battery and an internal package-sorting mechanism to shuffle parcels into the correct order for drop-off.
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It might sound futuristic -- but Kar-go begins road tests before the end of the year.