Yandex is technically ready to start mass production of courier robots, but this depends on economic factors. Currently, 130 devices are being assembled, and the same number of robots are already in operation.
The company noted its readiness to scale the business when the cost of delivery by robot becomes comparable to delivery by a courier. Dmitry Masyuk, Director of the Yandex Search and Advertising Technologies Business Group, noted that "the company's internal goal is to achieve comparable costs by the end of the year."
Currently, Yandex's capacity is sufficient to produce up to 1,000 robots per year, but if the company wants to expand the geography of their use in the future, it will need to increase production.
It is noted that artificial deliverymen may become popular among public catering networks and retailers, where it is important to ensure delivery at any time of the day or night.
Robots are in demand due to the shortage of couriers. In Moscow, their salaries can reach 200 thousand rubles a month. Many taxi and truck drivers are becoming couriers. In such circumstances, delivery robots can pay off quickly enough.
Yandex first launched a self-driving courier robot for delivering small cargo back in 2019. Today, robots can be found in some areas of Moscow, Murino, Innopolis, and Krasnaya Polyana. The program involves about 300 restaurants and stores, including Burger King, Shokoladnitsa, Teremok, Azbuka Vkusa, and Vkusno — i tochka.
Earlier www1.ru reported that Yandex has launched an express delivery service for tires and wheels from online stores to your home.
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