BRAMPTON, Ont. — Loblaw Cos. Ltd. has teamed up with California-based startup Gatik AI to launch an autonomous delivery service beginning in January. Five Ford Transit 350 trucks, equipped with Gatik’s self-driving technology, will operate on fixed routes from Loblaw’s automated picking facility to Toronto-area stores.
“As more Canadians are turning to online grocery shopping, we need to continue to identify new ways to make our supply chain more efficient,” Lauren Steinberg, senior VP of Loblaw Digital, told BNN. “And ‘middle mile’ autonomous delivery is a great example of one way we think we can achieve that.”
