MOSCOW, January 18. /TASS/. Yandex and KT Corporation have entered into an agreement to launch autonomous robotic delivery in Seoul in 2022, a representative of the Russian company’s press service told TASS. “Yandex has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with KT Corporation, one of the leading South Korean telecommunications companies. The companies plan to start deliveries using Yandex’ autonomous robots in Seoul in 2022,” the company said. South Korea is the first East Asian market… Source link
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Yandex Self-Driving Group, a unit of Russian tech company Yandex, has partnered with Grubhub to bring robotic delivery to American college campuses. Yandex hopes to reach over 250 campuses over the course of the multiyear partnership, starting with dozens of robots in the fall, reported TechCrunch (July 6). YANDEX’S DEVELOPMENT In September 2020, Yandex’s self-driving unit spun out from a joint venture with Uber. As part of the spin-out, Yandex invested $150 million… Source link
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Yandex Self-Driving Group, a unit of Yandex, the publicly-traded Russian tech giant, has announced a partnership with food delivery service Grubhub to be its multi-year robotic delivery provider across American college campuses. Yandex will begin operating this fall with dozens of vehicles, according to Dmitry Polishchuk, CEO of Yandex Self-Driving Group, and hopes to reach over 250 campuses. Last September, Yandex’s self-driving unit spun out from a joint venture… Source link
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