by Walther Ploos van Amstel
The urban freight sector provides an essential service by delivering goods that shops, companies, and households require at a specific place and time. However, the growth of e-commerce and the dawn of on-demand logistics (after this ODL) have raised citizens’ expectations of logistics systems, further stressing them and increasing their operational and environmental costs. There …
Dutch retailer Albert Heijn wants to supply centers of large cities quietly and cleanly. Therefore, Albert Heijn is accelerating the sustainability of transport to stores and customers with its partners. From the end of 2022, Albert Heijn will use 100% electric transport for home delivery of groceries and supplying its shops in the center of …
THEO is a semi-autonomous, emission-free, bot-as-a-service trike optimized for bike lanes, maximizing functionality and safety. When bike lanes are unavailable, they are also swift, lightweight, and agile enough to run in conventional car lanes and travel around in a city without causing congestion. THEO will seamlessly integrate with the backend of on-demand delivery providers, such …