6/24/2023 0 Comments Amazon relay application![]() By Tesla’s calculation, the cost per mile for its all-electric semi would be $1.26, compared with $1.51 for a diesel. Just last night, Elon Musk’s Tesla unveiled an all-electric Semi truck. It should become available in 2019 and includes Tesla’s enhanced Autopilot system. truck producer Paccar to develop self-driving truck technology. Earlier this year chip maker Nvidia teamed up with Bellevue, Wash. In May, Uber, which also acquired self-driving truck tech company Otto in 2016, unveiled its Convoy competitor, Uber Freight. Jeff Wilke - the CEO of ’s Worldwide Consumer group - is an investor in Convoy, as is Jeff Bezos’ venture capital arm, Bezos Expeditions. Dan Lewis, the CEO of Convoy, spent two years at Amazon as a general manager of new customer experiences.Īmazon isn’t the only company trying to improve the trucking experience, with most efforts focused on automation. Relay doesn’t quite fit that description as it focuses on Amazon’s internal operations. Last year a report indicated that the tech giant was working on an application to connect truckers with shippers, similar to what well-funded Seattle startup Convoy does. Amazon has been wading deeper into trucking in recent months.
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