Innovation Segment : Electric Vehicles

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Autonomous Green Robot Cars - Kar-go

United Kingdom

All going well, the Kar-go, developed by the British startup Academy of Robotics, will be the first custom-built autonomous delivery vehicle to make last-mile deliveries on public roads in the United Kingdom.

Though autonomous delivery is by no means a new idea, the company's electric vehicle is aimed squarely at gaining a firm foothold in the burgeoning last-mile delivery market. It takes approximately 3 hours to charge.

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Innovation Themes: Autonomous green medicine-delivering cars, Custom-built autonomous delivery vehicle to make last-mile deliveries, travel at 60 mph (96 km/h), and can carry up to 48 parcels. 

 

 

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  • Mechanical engineer
  • Electrical engineer
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  • Electrical engineering
  • Electronics & communications
  • Energy efficiency
  • Energy storage
  • IT & digital

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Energy Efficiency

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