A Viewpoint on the Challenges and Solutions for Driverless Last-Mile Delivery

The occurring growth in e-commerce comes along with an increasing number of first-time delivery failures due to the customer’s absence at the delivery location. Failed deliveries result in rework, causing a significant impact on the carriers’ delivery cost. Hence, the last mile is the portion of a j...

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Published in:	Machines
Main Authors:	Vasiliki Balaska, Kosmas Tsiakas, Dimitrios Giakoumis, Ioannis Kostavelis, Dimitrios Folinas, Antonios Gasteratos, Dimitrios Tzovaras
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Subjects:	last-mile delivery challenges last-mile automation driverless delivery autonomous vehicles perception and cognition challenges
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/10/11/1059

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