es. The cost per delivery is not out yet but it would be interesting to see how different grocery stores charge for same day vs next day deliveries. On similar lines, the retail giant Kroger partnered with the startup Nuro for deliveries and is expected to charge end users $6/delivery. We estimate O2O sector to be a hot bed for autonomous vehicles and expect a series of","isAccessibleForFree":"False","hasPart":{"@type":"WebPageElement","isAccessibleForFree":"False","cssSelector":".paywall"}}1d:T5a1,

Autonomous Delivery Vehicle (ADV) startup, Udelv has partnered with Narnia Road and Esperanza Real Estate Investments in Oklahoma City, USA to supply supermarkets with fleets of autonomous vans. The startup aims at the first round of Level 4 capable 10-vans deployment as early as Q1 2019 to transport perishables from grocery stores such as Uptown Grocery, Buy For Less, Buy For Less Super Mercado and Smart Saver. The company aims that these modified EV vans from GEM eL XD with estimated range of 60 miles, will undertake 40 deliveries per charge. The vans can fit upto 700 pounds of item in 18 compartments of four sizes. The cost per delivery is not out yet but it would be interesting to see how different grocery stores charge for same day vs next day deliveries. On similar lines, the retail giant Kroger partnered with the startup Nuro for deliveries and is expected to charge end users $6/delivery. We estimate O2O sector to be a hot bed for autonomous vehicles and expect a series of partnerships moving forward. - Neil Shah

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