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Alexa, tell car2go that I want to Reserve a Car

Alexa tell car2go that I want to reserve a car sharing urban mobility

Reserve a Car from car2go via Amazon Alexa is Now Possible AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — With today’s announcement of the new car2go skill for Amazon Alexa, car2go NA brings fun and practicality to reserving a car2go vehicle via simple voice commands. Whether it’s from the shower, while cooking a meal, juggling flaming hatchets or any other activity that requires

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Deutsche Post Buys UK Mail for $315.5 Million

Germany’s Deutsche Post DHL Group agreed to acquire UK Mail Group for 242.7 million pounds, ($315.5 million), bolstering its presence in one of Europe’s biggest e-commerce markets at a time of booming online orders for clothes, household goods and other merchandise. Deutsche Post, Europe’s leading parcel-delivery company, said the offer of 440 pence a UK Mail share represents a premium

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This Online Giant is Building its own Full-Service Logistics Network

Tackling the delivery business, Amazon executives publicly say, is a logical way to add delivery capacity—particularly during the peak Christmas season. But interviews with nearly two dozen current and former Amazon managers and business partners indicate the retailer has grander ambitions than it has publicly acknowledged. Amazon’s goal, these people say, is to one day haul and deliver packages for

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Plug & Play Car Reverse Camera Co Partners Amazon & Crutchfield

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Pearl Automation Inc. (Pearl), the company bringing the latest technologies to every vehicle on the road today, announces RearVision is now shipping to customers. The company is also launching new partnerships with Amazon and Crutchfield. Pearl RearVision is available on pearlauto.com and will be available for purchase through both retailers this holiday season. RearVision, the first

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Private Real-Estate Owner Expands Logistics Business Portfolio

Private-equity giant Blackstone Group LP has cut a deal to pay $1.5 billion for a portfolio of logistics centers, in the latest sign that this e-commerce-driven business is one of the hottest areas in the commercial-property industry. Blackstone, the world’s largest private real-estate owner, has signed a contract to buy the 12 million-square-foot portfolio of mostly West Coast property from

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Amazon Starts Food Deliveries in London

Amazon said it would start delivering meals from restaurants direct to customers in some parts of London, the newest entrant to an increasingly competitive market which includes Just Eat, UberEats and Deliveroo. Amazon said in a statement on Wednesday that its “Amazon Restaurants” service would be available to subscribers of its Prime delivery scheme and that delivery would be free

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Mercedes Equips Delivery Van With Flying Drone

Mercedes-Benz is looking at mounting automated flying drones onto a new line of electric vans as part of a 500 million-euro ($562 million) investment aimed at speeding delivery times for online orders. The small pilotless aircraft would be part of a suite of on-board systems, including digital sorting equipment, that could cut both costs and delivery times in half for the

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Symphony to Grow On-demand Delivery Services

Symphony helps companies like Gatorade and Hershey’s manage their web business, is raising $11 million to grow its fulfilment business., helping these brands to speed up last-mile deliveries. Symphony Commerce, provides the developer tools to create and run these websites, sees themselves as a “commerce-as-a-service” business. They help beverage companies and fashion brands with everything from web design to inventory management.

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Amazon Launch Comprehensive Vehicles Guide

Amazon.com on Thursday launched Amazon Vehicles, an online platform for users to research on cars, auto parts and accessories. The platform will include specifications, images and reviews on Amazon.com for a large number of car models, ranging from Tesla Motors’ 2014 Model S to the iconic Ford Mustang 1965. Amazon Vehicles would be an extension of the existing Amazon Automotive

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