Amazon has a Prime-exclusive Grubhub+ offer today. If you order a lot of delivery and are tired of big fees, here’s a way to save money.
Digital Trends
The holidays are kicking off soon, but a 2022 Apple iPad can kick itself into your hands sooner… at $ 50 off!
Digital Trends
Uber Eats is launching not just one but two autonomous delivery pilots today in Los Angeles, TechCrunch has reported. The first is via an autonomous vehicle partnership with Motional, originally announced in December, and the second is with sidewalk delivery firm Serve Robotics, a company that spun out of Uber itself.
The trials will be limited, with deliveries from just a few merchants including the Kreation juicery and organic cafe. Serve will do short delivery routes in West Hollywood, while Motional will take care of longer deliveries in Santa Monica. "We'll be able to learn from both of those pilots what customers actually want, what merchants actually want and what makes sense for delivery," an Uber spokesperson told TechCrunch.
Uber will apparently charge for the deliveries from Serve. However, autonomous vehicle deliveries in California require a permit that Motional reportedly doesn't possess, so it appears that customers won't be charged for deliveries from their vehicles, for now. In addition, human operators will take control when near the drop-off locations "to ensure a convenient and seamless experience for customers," a spokesperson said.
Serve's robots, meanwhile, will mostly be able to operate autonomously, but remote operators will take control in certain cases, as when crossing a street.
Customers within specific test zones will have an option to have their food delivered by an autonomous vehicle and can track it as with a regular delivery. When the food arrives, they'll be able to unlock the vehicle with a passcode to obtain their meals, either from a Serve cooler or the backseat of a Motional car. "The hope is that [the trials] are successful and that we learn over the coming months and then figure out how to scale," Uber's spokesperson said.
A few of the largest retailers today are offering great deals on tech that makes for great gifting this holiday season, including the Apple Watch Series 7.
Wearables | Digital Trends
If you purchase the Apple Watch Series 7 from Amazon right now, you’ll get the wearable device in time for Christmas, in addition to enjoying a $ 20 discount.
Wearables | Digital Trends
If you are living the dongle life because your current laptop is low on ports thanks to its designer prioritizing form over function, Anker’s 8-in-1 Data Hub could be the all-in-one solution you need. Down to its lowest-ever price of $ 40 on Amazon, the Data Hub has everything you need to be the most productive […]
Come comment on this article: [Deal] At just $ 40, Anker’s 8-in-1 USB-C Data Hub with Power Delivery and built-in Ethernet is down to its lowest ever price
After a much-delayed announcement, Google finally launched the Pixel 4a on August 3rd and while Europe has to wait until September 10th for pre-orders to go live, the US has got first dibs on the new follow-up to the best-selling Pixel 3a. With pre-orders in the US said to start shipping from August 20th, it […]
Come comment on this article: Is your Pixel 4a pre-order out for delivery yet?
The food delivery world is about to get a bit smaller. Just Eat Takeaway.com (Just Eat to most people) is buying Grubhub in a deal worth $ 7.3 billion. The merger will create the largest online food delivery outlet outside of China, according to the c…
Engadget RSS Feed
Earlier this year, news reports exposed that not only did DoorDash (and others, like Instacart) sometimes lower its payout to delivery workers when customers tipped, its payment system didn't make clear that this was happening. Last month it changed…
Engadget RSS Feed
More Americans will be able to take advantage of on-demand Frappuccinos. Starbucks announced today that it's expanding its partnership with Uber Eats, aiming for nationwide delivery by early 2020. Currently, only 11 cities offer the service; Boston,…
Engadget RSS Feed
5G might be grabbing all the headlines recently but 4G, or LTE if you prefer, hasn’t suddenly become obsolete overnight, with carriers still pushing the limits in terms of functions and usage. The Vodafone network has just performed the UK’s first drone delivery using a 4G signal from a portable router to control the delivery vehicle. The […]
Come comment on this article: Vodafone takes on Santa with the UK’s first 4G drone delivery
Postmates has revealed a cute autonomous delivery robot called Serve, which seems to take a design cue or two from Wall-E, with its big eyes and yellow finish. While the company has tested third-party autonomous delivery options in the past, it decid…
Engadget RSS Feed
On the second day Uber Elevate Summit 2018, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi took the stage for an interview covering everything from a recent fatal crash involving one of its self-driving cars, to his relationship with Google and Waymo, to drone deliveries.
Engadget RSS Feed
Amazon already has lockers in various public locations that you can use to receive packages, but it's now offering a more private option for multi-tenant dwellings. The e-commerce titan has launched a new service that offers to install "Hubs" in cond…
Engadget RSS Feed
A courier in New York who used to deliver food for Uber has filed a lawsuit against the company over unpaid tips, according to Buzzfeed News. In the lawsuit, he said that tips from customers never made it to him and other delivery personnel for UberR…
Engadget RSS Feed
August smart locks and Garageio connected garage door openers are being tested with an unnamed Seattle-based retailer for in-home package delivery service. Best guess? Amazon is prepping another home delivery option for Prime members.
The post Would you like your Amazon Prime delivery left inside your door? appeared first on Digital Trends.
UPS announced it is starting to test emergency deliveries with help from CyPhy Works. The partnership is nothing new for UPS, as the shipping giant participated in a $ 22 million round CyPhy raised last year.
The post UPS test drives drone delivery with mock package appeared first on Digital Trends.
Vancouver-based startup Routific has developed a route optimization algorithm based on the way bees seek out nectar. And it’s resulting in major savings on fuel and vehicle maintenance.
The post Smart algorithm models delivery routes on the method bees use to seek nectar appeared first on Digital Trends.
Are you an UberEats user who lives in New York City? Unfortunately, it may start taking a little longer for your food to be delivered — Uber has shut down the Instant Delivery section of the UberEats app.
The post Goodbye, 10-minute food delivery! Uber shuts down UberEats Instant Delivery in NYC appeared first on Digital Trends.
Flirtey, the startup that did the first FAA-sanctioned drone delivery in a rural area, has replicated the feat in an urban setting. It sent out an autonomous hexacopter on a half-a-mile flight to an empty house in Hawthorne, Nevada on March 10th, car…
Engadget RSS Feed
Amazon vice president Paul Misener doesn't know if the company already has a pricing scheme for its Prime Air service, but he knows everything else there is to know about the delivery drones. He talked about the project at length in an interview with…
Engadget RSS Feed
Former Top Gear co-host Jeremy Clarkson isn't just working on a new motoring show for Amazon… he's helping the internet giant pitch its vision for delivery drones, too. Amazon has unveiled a splashy new Prime Air ad where Clarkson shows off a new,…
Engadget RSS Feed
Amazon’s at it. Walmart’s at it. And now Google’s at it, too. Yes, all three companies are eyeing delivery services using drones, with Google insisting Monday that it could have a commercial operation up and running as early as 2017.
The post Google says its drone delivery service could take flight in 2017 appeared first on Digital Trends.