United Kingdom’s first e-vehicle transforms how parcels are delivered in the UK after completing its first journey.
UK’s first e-vehicle transported medical supplies from a pharmacy to a care home in London. The e-vehicle, created by the Academy of Robotics, uses AI and package management systems to provide contact-free delivery.
This e-vehicle covers 60 miles fully loaded on a single charge and delivers in cities, suburban, and rural locations. It is hoped that this e-vehicle, could reduce the environmental impact of parcel deliveries. The successful delivery of the parcel shows how driverless vehicles could become a common sight on the streets delivering parcels across the UK.
Kar-go’s first deliveries open a big milestone for the wider automotive industry.
For its first journey, there was a safety driver on board who could take over at any time, while it can also be controlled from its nearby command hub.
E-vehicle has been designed as a green alternative to diesel delivery vans and concentrates on small, shoebox-sized parcels. The vehicle can drive itself to and from the sender and recipient’s address and hand over the parcel automatically using its onboard robotics. Starting with semi-autonomous deliveries, the level of autonomy in e-vehicles will be gradually increased.
The officials of the Academy of Robotic check the vehicle while it is in autonomous mode, by checking all elements of the vehicle’s operation from cameras to the vehicle’s position. Kar-go the e-vehicle uses AI to move and perform many of its functions, with the specialist form of AI developed and patented in the UK by the Academy of Robotics.
This uses algorithms based on evolution which can learn and self-optimize in real-time to make the best decisions. This first e-vehicles road deliveries took years for data gathering and testing using real-world environments, simulators, and live technology trials in several locations across the UK. E-vehicles can give much safer and speedier delivery of medical supplies to those who need it the most.
