Grubhub and Yandex SDG partner for robot delivery on college campuses
Yandex autonomous delivery robots will expand Grubhub's delivery capabilities, including in campus areas only accessible by foot.
Grubhub, an online and mobile food-ordering and delivery platform on college campuses, and Yandex Self-Driving Group (SDG), an autonomous vehicles developer inside Yandex, one of Europe’s largest internet companies, announced today a multi-year partnership where Yandex will be Grubhub’s robot delivery provider. Grubhub will now provide campus partners the ability to deploy Yandex robots on-site for faster, more cost-effective deliveries to complement its existing capabilities tailored for colleges and universities.
Marking its break into the U.S. market, Yandex’s delivery robots use the company's proprietary self-driving technologies, including autonomous navigation of pavements, pedestrian areas, and crosswalks, making it possible to reach areas on campus not accessible by cars. Such functionality enables the robots to handle delivery tasks without human guidance, providing efficient automation for last mile logistics scenarios.