Order Postmates? It Might Arrive Via an Autonomous Ford

In the future, takeout, groceries, and other things you order through the delivery startup Postmates might make it via a self-driving Ford.

CES 2022 bug art The automaker is teaming upward with Postmates for democratic delivery trials. As part of this partnership, the companies plan to behave airplane pilot programs throughout the yr to sympathize "how cocky-driving technology could modify the delivery experience for consumers, enable brick-and-mortar retailers to accomplish new customer bases, and transform the way commerce moves," Ford's Vice President of autonomous vehicles and electrification Sherif Marakby wrote in a weblog post.

Postmates is an app and web-based service that connects customers with "local couriers who can deliver annihilation from whatsoever store or restaurant in minutes," the company says on its website. Originally launched in its hometown of San Francisco, the service is now available in more than two dozen states and the District of Columbia (to see if it'southward available in your expanse, head here).

The companies hope this partnership leads to more efficient deliveries and helps consumers connect with pocket-size and local businesses in their area, according to Marakby.

"The manner commerce is moving around in cities is dramatically irresolute, and emerging engineering will undoubtedly have an impact on the future of on-demand delivery," Marakby wrote. "With the knowledge we'll gain from our partnership with Postmates, we anticipate we'll be able to better deploy self-driving technology in a mode that tin can assistance people get what they need faster, while also supporting local businesses that are a large office of communities around the earth."

Last yr, Ford teamed up with Domino's to deport out a self-driving pizza delivery experiment in Ann Arbor, Michigan, using Ford's Fusion Hybrid vehicles for deliveries.

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Angela Moscaritolo is PCMag's adept on fitness and smart domicile products. Instruction yoga for nearly 10 years has helped her in evaluating a range of connected health products including fitness trackers, heart rate monitors, rowers, smart scales, stationary bikes, forcefulness training machines, treadmills, and more. Angela also tests smart habitation devices from her ranch in Florida, including air purifiers, kitchen appliances, and robot vacuums, merely to name a few.