Intelligent and sustainable urban logistics
The challenge is to improve the efficiency of courier services in cities and reduce congestion and CO2 emissions from the transport of goods in the urban environment.
E-commerce is booming and the forecast is that consumers will increase online ordering and expect greater control and speed of delivery. Meanwhile, cities are struggling with traffic congestion and air pollution due to the increase in delivery vehicles and their CO2 emissions. Moreover, in the current pandemic context, courier professionals are exposed to risks of contagion that technology can prevent. This is the Last Mile Team’s objective and the project “Resilient, agile and adaptable supply networks”.
Last Mile Team develops digital solutions based on Artificial Intelligence complemented by a dozen other technologies, including Blockchain.
Using Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain, this startup has developed a digital platform that allows cities and companies to co-design, implement and manage day-to-day urban distribution models that reconcile efficiency in urban delivery -also known as last mile- and the need to reduce the environmental impact of cities.
Field tests have reduced congestion and emissions by more than 30% and the costs of existing fleets by more than 25%, reducing the number of vehicles required, maximizing their occupancy and optimizing routes. It has also reduced empty kilometers traveled and improved the first-time delivery ratio by exchanging real-time information with customers. It has also improved the sense of security and support from field staff.
The startup has won international innovation awards and mentions for its contribution to the improvement of transportation and the safety of carriers in the performance of their work.
Last Mile Team has participated in the European initiative #EUvsVirus to fight the effects of the pandemic, they have won the Mobility Challenge in #innovateagainstthevirus. In addition, they have been selected for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology Scale-up Hub as “one of the most promising startups, with business ideas that reduce congestion and increase efficiency in the transport system” and chosen as “one of the 15 Spanish startups that are revolutionizing logistics“.
