Electrified trailer cuts fuel consumption in semi-trucks by 36.3%

Range Energy makes truck trailers, with a clever connection to any standard tractor cab, loaded with electric powertrains to turn any semi into an efficient hybrid. They also let you push entire trailers around by hand at the depot in “shopping cart mo… Continue reading Electrified trailer cuts fuel consumption in semi-trucks by 36.3%

Fraunhofer’s high-speed logistics robots may steal humanoids’ thunder

Early humanoid robots probably won’t be able to do much that Fraunhofer’s self-balancing evoBOT can’t do much faster, and its new autonomous, omnidirectional O³dyn pallet jack looks like another slam dunk for logistics and warehousing.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Fraunhofer’s high-speed logistics robots may steal humanoids’ thunder

MightyFly’s new autonomous cargo drone carries 100 lb for 600 miles

Carrying up to 96 small USPS packages in its internal cargo bay, the new Cento needs nothing more than two parking spaces for takeoff, landing and automatic unloading. Bay Area company MightyFly is working with the FAA to expand its long-range flight a… Continue reading MightyFly’s new autonomous cargo drone carries 100 lb for 600 miles

JetX and Node Air partner on a modular air/ground transport system

The means of carriage needn’t be the means of locomotion, says Node Air, and logistics for passengers and cargo will work better with detachable pods that can connect to air or ground vehicles as needed. It’s teamed up with JetX to pursue its vision.Co… Continue reading JetX and Node Air partner on a modular air/ground transport system

Switzerland’s autonomous underground cargo system aims for 2031 debut

A lot less technologically optimistic than the Hyperloop-TT Hyperport project, Cargo Sous Terrain looks considerably more likely to happen, with its first 10-stop, 70-km (43-mile) series of underground tunnels scheduled to begin taking cargo in 2031.Co… Continue reading Switzerland’s autonomous underground cargo system aims for 2031 debut

FedEx explores aerial shipments using Elroy Air’s heavy-lift cargo drone

Back in January, Elroy Air showed off a pre-production version of an autonomous cargo drone capable of carrying 500-lb (227-kg) loads over 300 miles (482 km), and we’ve now learned FedEx plans to soon put these capabilities to the test. It has teamed u… Continue reading FedEx explores aerial shipments using Elroy Air’s heavy-lift cargo drone

Elroy Air unveils its heavy-lift, long-range, hybrid cargo VTOL

San Francisco’s Elroy Air has revealed its pre-production Chaparral C1, an autonomous VTOL lift & cruise cargo drone running on a hybrid-electric system that allows it to transport loads up to 500 lb (227 kg), in a canoe-shaped cargo tub, over distance… Continue reading Elroy Air unveils its heavy-lift, long-range, hybrid cargo VTOL