Students at college campuses across the U.S. will be able to get digital food orders delivered via robot. Online and mobile food-ordering and delivery platform Grubhub is partnering with autonomous delivery robot provider Starship Technologies to enable robotic deliveries at multiple colleges. Currently, Grubhub delivery is available via Starship robot at the University of Kentucky, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Wayne State University, Southern Methodist… Source link
Read More »Grubhub Ends Robot Delivery Partnership with Russia’s Yandex
Just eight months after announcing a robotic delivery partnership with Yandex Self-Driving Group, a division of the Russian multinational tech group, Grubhub has severed its ties in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. First announced last July, Grubhub signed a multi-year partnership with Yandex to enable faster, more cost-effective deliveries via robots on U.S. college campuses. According to a press release announcing the deal, Yandex autonomous bots… Source link
Read More »Grubhub ceases collaboration with Russia’s Yandex
The Rovers can operate wherever people walk, including through water and snow. Credit: Grubhub Inc. / PRNewswire. Online food-ordering and delivery platform Grubhub has discontinued its collaboration with Russian driverless robot developer Yandex, Reuters reported. The reason behind ending the partnership has not been divulged. However, the company’s decision has come at a time when some… Source link
Read More »Grubhub ends driverless robot delivery partnership with Russia’s Yandex
People pass by a sign of Yandex company, a Russian internet search engine, at its headquarters in Moscow, December 2, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register March 4 (Reuters) – Online food-ordering company Grubhub on Friday said it was ending a partnership with Russian tech giant Yandex NV (YNDX.O) for driverless robots that deliver food to college students. The announcement came as Russian firms are being shunned globally over the invasion of… Source link
Read More »Grubhub pulls delivery robots from 2 US campuses due to Russian ties – WCTI12.com
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Read More »GrubHub ends partnership with Russia’s Yandex, pulls food delivery robots
Two U.S. university campuses are losing their food-delivery robots for now because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Grubhub said Thursday that it is ending its partnership with Russian tech company Yandex and pulling 100 Yandex-made food-delivery robots from the campuses of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Chicago-based Grubhub said it is working with both campuses to find alternatives. Grubhub had been… Source link
Read More »Grubhub announces end of delivery robot partnership with Yandex amid Russian invasion
Grubhub has canceled its contract with Russian company Yonder following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Credit: Kathleen Jones | Lantern Reporter Grubhub will end its partnership with Yandex, the Russian company that supplies on-campus food delivery robots at Ohio State. Grubhub is working with its campus partners like Ohio State to find alternate service options as the company shifts away from Yandex over time, Grubhub spokesperson Katie… Source link
Read More »Russian-made Yandex food delivery robots remain on campus, Grubhub ‘considering contingency plans’ amid invasion of Ukraine
Yandex, a Russian technology company, supplies the on-campus food delivery robots through Ohio State’s partnership with Grubhub. Credit: Tom Hanks | Lantern Reporter Following the invasion of Ukraine, some Buckeyes are wondering what the future holds for the Russian-made food delivery robots on Ohio State’s campus. Yandex, a Russian technology company, supplies the on-campus food delivery robots through Ohio State’s partnership with Grubhub. The robots remain operational —… Source link
Read More »Delisting Does Not Indicate Plan To Sell Grubhub, Says Just Eat Takeaway CEO
Just Eat Takeaway.com CEO Jitse Groen said on Sunday the company’s decision to de-list its shares from the Nasdaq stock exchange should not be taken as an indication of plans to sell its Grubhub subsidiary. The company announced its intention to delist its US shares on Tuesday. Shares of the Amsterdam-based company remain listed on the Amsterdam and London stock exchanges. “This is a cost reduction measure,” Groen told Dutch television programme Business Class in an interview. He repeated… Source link
Read More »Grubhub, Yandex Bring Robot Delivery to College
Food ordering and delivery platform Grubhub is rolling out its services to the University of Arizona using Yandex Self-Driving Group’s delivery robots — also known as rovers — following a similar launch at Ohio State University in September, according to a press release. The 35,000-plus University of Arizona Wildcats will be able to order from on-campus dining locations — IQ Fresh, Einstein Bros Bagels, On Deck Deli and Sabor — using the Grubhub app. The third-generation robots… Source link
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