Verified Events
DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
Matternet and Apian extend NHS drone deliveries to Great Ormond Street
- The partners say urgent delivery times can fall by up to 90%, supporting quicker laboratory processing.
- The initial route connects GOSH with nearby TDL laboratories, with additional sites planned.
- Matternet reports more than 60,000 commercial flights across its global network, separate from this new hospital route.
Waymo targets first Toronto robotaxi riders in 2028 with Element fleet support
- Manual driving is due to begin in the following days; the announcement is not a launch of driverless passenger service.
- Element will provide end-to-end fleet management, extending the companies’ existing partnership to Toronto.
- Facilities and hundreds of operational roles are planned over time; the release gives no committed passenger-service fleet count.
Waymo expands public access and adds San Antonio airport rides
- Anyone can download the Waymo app and request a ride in the three cities.
- The cities’ services had already carried hundreds of thousands of riders since opening earlier in the year.
- San Antonio International Airport trips add a new airport option for local riders and visitors.
Kodiak AI launches Dallas–Laredo freight service with Charger USA
- The first delivery between Charger's Dallas and Laredo terminals took place on September 8, 2026.
- The companies intend to remove the safety driver after Kodiak completes the route's safety case.
- Consumer packaged goods and food-and-beverage shipments are the initial cargo, with additional Charger lanes under consideration.
Dash and Daisy begin deliveries at HCA Florida JFK Hospital
- The robots move between floors through integrated elevators and authorised secure doors.
- Secure compartments serve areas including those without pneumatic-tube access.
- The integration includes fire and life-safety systems and hospital IT without major construction or physical tracks.
Flexport introduces operating robotic fulfillment centre near Chicago
- The goods-to-person operation brings inventory to workers during order preparation.
- Flexport lists 250,000 storage bins at the Pleasant Prairie facility.
- The company describes robotics as a new part of its fulfillment network alongside its logistics software and services.