adVANce, strategic future initiative, and Vision Van, fully automated cargo space and integrated drones, Daimler AG, Stuttgart, Germany

Robovan - a partnership between Starship Technologies and Mercedes-Benz Vans.

’Robovan’, the world's first transportation system that integrates specially-adapted vans with autonomous delivery robots to allow efficient delivery of goods in neighbourhoods.

Instead of completing door-to-door delivery, the vans will drive to pre-agreed locations to load and unload goods and then dispatch the robots in the final step for on-demand delivery. Upon making the customer delivery, the robots will autonomously find their way back to the van for re-loading.

Starship Technologies and Mercedes-Benz Vans entered a cooperation earlier this summer after studying the needs and requirements of their customers, with a view to offer customers unprecedented flexibility, convenience and control over their deliveries.

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A new end-to-end system for last-mile delivery featuring a fully-automated cargo management system and integrated Matternet M2 drones.

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Matternet M2 with precision landing on the roof of Mercedes-Benz Vans.

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