Loblaws to Launch Canada’s First Fully Autonomous Delivery Fleet Next Year

In partnership with autonomous technology company Gatik, Loblaws has today announced it will be deploying a fleet of fully autonomous delivery vehicles in Toronto, Ontario, next year, marking the launch of Canada’s first fully-automated delivery fleet, TeslaNorth is reporting.

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Gatik will provide Loblaw with a safe, reliable, contactless delivery solution for transporting multi-temperature goods from its automated picking facility to retail locations across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). 

“As more Canadians turn to online grocery shopping, we’ve looked at ways to make our supply chain more efficient. Middle-mile autonomous delivery is a great example,” said Lauren Steinberg, Loblaw’s Senior Vice President.

“Loblaw is one of Canada’s leading grocery retailers and we are proud to be selected to play a key role in enhancing the safety and efficiency of its already robust supply chain,” said Gautam Narang, CEO and Co-founder of Gatik. “Retailers know the biggest inefficiencies in their logistics operations often exist in the middle-mile, typically between automated picking facilities and retail locations.”

Gatik will be operating its vehicles, five in total, for Loblaw up to 7 days a week, 12 hours a day, on 5 routes operating on public roads with fixed pick-up and drop-off locations. All vehicles will have a safety driver as a co-pilot.

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