Food delivery company DoorDash has partnered with Also, an electric micromobility specialist, on autonomous last-mile delivery.

The strategic investment and multi-year collaboration will see the two companies work to deploy small, purpose-built EVs designed to optimize how goods move in population-dense environments.

The partnership is focused on unlocking one of the most challenging parts of last-mile delivery: the intersection of roads and road-adjacent spaces such as bike-lanes, shoulders and curbsides.

These are areas where traditional vehicles can face difficulty, and Also’s smaller, adaptable vehicles are designed to be able to navigate them.

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Researchers at MIT and automation company Symbotic have developed an AI-based system designed to improve traffic flow among robots in automated warehouses, reducing congestion and increasing throughput.

The approach uses deep reinforcement learning to determine which robots should be prioritized at any given moment, combined with a planning algorithm that directs robot movements in real time. The system is designed to anticipate bottlenecks and reroute robots before congestion occurs.

In simulations based on e-commerce warehouse environments, the method achieved an average 25% increase in throughput compared with conventional approaches.

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THG Fulfil has expanded its e-commerce fulfillment capacity through the deployment of robotics technology from Libiao Robotics, aimed at improving sortation efficiency and throughput.

A total of 430 robots have been introduced alongside 14 induction stations equipped with 80 Libiao 3D sorters, enabling sorting across 3,840 destinations. The system was integrated with THG Fulfil’s warehouse management system in 35 days, with full operational ramp-up completed within one week.

According to the company, the deployment has increased sortation capacity at one facility from 250,000 to 625,000 units per day.

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UPS has unveiled its largest and most advanced logistics center in Asia-Pacific, to help its customers boost productivity, operate more efficiently and strengthen supply chains.

The US$100m UPS Taoyuan International Logistics Center (TILC) in Taiwan features advanced automation technology, a full suite of value-added capabilities and state-of-the-art storage and warehouse management solutions for customers in a wide range of industries.

The 81,000m2 center is situated 5km from Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), Taiwan’s largest cargo airport, to provide fast and seamless connectivity to the global UPS network via the 22 flights the company operates into and out of TPE every week.

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DHL Supply Chain is rolling out SVT Robotics’ SoftBot platform across its network, enabling it to deploy robotics integrations up to 12 times faster than traditional custom coding setups.

The technology-neutral software enables DHL to move away from monolithic, all-in-one systems to modular warehouse setups that accommodate multiple automated solutions and can be reconfigured as technology and customer needs evolve.

“The logistics industry is characterized by rapid change – whether its customer profile, volumes or newly emerging technology – so our automation solutions need to adapt just as quickly,” explained Sally Miller, global CIO, DHL Supply Chain.

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Cainiao has announced plans to build a large-scale global network of robotic warehouses in 2026 as it expands fulfillment and delivery capabilities for cross-border e-commerce.

The company said the automated facilities will be developed in key markets including Hong Kong, China, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Germany and the United States. The warehouses will use Cainiao’s next-generation warehouse robots and an AI-powered scheduling system designed to increase storage density and operational efficiency compared with traditional automated warehouses.

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DHL Supply Chain has announced it is to take on a logistics facility in Derby, UK, and transform it into an advanced shared-user e-commerce fulfilment center, with George at Asda – the supermarket’s lifestyle and clothing brand – confirmed as the anchor customer.

The site will be equipped with automation technology to support high-volume, fast-throughput e-commerce operations, designed to have the capacity to support high-growth, seasonal peaks and wide product ranges.

The facility will consolidate all George.com clothing e-commerce activity into one location and operating model, which is expected to provide Asda with more efficient dispatch capabilities and improved customer proposition.

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DPD has opened the first two of seven new-build automated 60,000ft2 (5,574m2) regional distribution centers in the southeast of the UK.

The facilities in Crawley and Sittingbourne are part of a multimillion-pound announcement last year and will increase DPD’s capacity to meet the demand in the region.

The new fully automated sortation facilities will each be capable of processing up to 80,000 parcels a day, with capacity to accommodate over 100 new delivery driver routes to ensure the operation can handle the demand for DPD’s services in each area with space to carry on growing for several years.

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DHL Express has signed a memorandum of understanding with UAE-based LODD Autonomous to explore the integration of its unmanned Hili aircraft into DHL’s express delivery network.

Under the agreement, the two companies will begin a series of operational workshops to identify priority routes and use cases for unmanned cargo delivery. The focus will be on defining potential routes, assessing payload requirements and evaluating how the Hili aircraft could be incorporated into DHL’s last-mile operations.

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FedEx has broken ground on the construction of a fully automated air cargo hub at Navi Mumbai International Airport, marking a major logistics investment in western India.

The planned 27,870m2 facility represents a long-term investment of more than ₹2,500 crore (US$275m) and is being developed in partnership with Adani Airport Holdings Ltd. Once operational, the hub is expected to create more than 6,000 direct and indirect jobs across logistics, warehousing, transportation and related services.

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