last-mile

Manna secures €43M Series B led by ARK Invest to expand drone delivery to 40 bases, but faces regulatory hurdles in planning permissions and noise approval.

Amazon's RIVR acquisition closes the last-mile gap in its robotics stack; Prime Air's Commercial Drone Alliance exit signals intent to set its own regulatory terms.

Amazon acquires RIVR, a quadruped robotics provider, to solve last-mile delivery challenges that aerial drones cannot address, signaling a multi-modal autonomous delivery strategy.

Amazon acquires RIVR to build domestic quadruped delivery robots, signaling regulatory pressure on Chinese suppliers like Unitree ahead of tightening geopolitical controls.

Amazon acquires RIVR, a quadruped robotics company, to advance last-mile doorstep delivery capabilities beyond wheeled robot limitations.