Zypp Electric, a tech-enabled EV-as-a-Service platform recently partnered with Flo Mobility to expand its footprint in the autonomous electric vehicles sector. Under this partnership, Zypp Electric will build a delivery bot for deliveries and distribution within large campuses. The delivery bot will pick up any packages left at the gate/entry and bring them to the door, the company said.
FloMobility, meanwhile, will allow Zypp delivery bots to navigate autonomously during delivery. It will keep track of Zypp EVs that are filled with consignments and waiting for delivery personnel at the warehouse gate/entry. This collaboration will focus on delivery in the Delhi-NCR region.
Zypp Electric said it chose FloMobility as part of an EVolve Innovation Program with Enterprise Catalysts, an early-stage incubator. The programme’s goal is to assist EV start-ups that are aiming to improve last-mile logistics and the EV sector as a whole.
FloMobility’s innovative autonomy-as-a-service platform coupled with an innovative business model has great potential, and Zypp Electric will nurture them for their next stage of growth with orders and funds amounting to $ 1.5 million, said the company. Its USP is a pure camera-based retrofit stack that is claimed to be affordable and interoperable.
“Zypp Electric is looking forward to making the food deliveries smoother and smarter across various locations. It will also enable Zypp Electric to automatically rebalance their e-scooter fleet on demand. Zypp Electric and Flo Mobility's partnership will help take last-mile deliveries to the next level,” said Akash Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO, Zypp Electric.
With this partnership, FloMobility intends to disrupt logistics services by automating the most inefficient parts of the delivery person journey, at the warehouse and the customer’s doorstep. “With a rush towards 10 minute delivery promises, it's critical to eliminate slack in the process while ensuring human safety at all times. Humans and robots working in tandem can help organisations achieve the desired service levels at optimal cost,” said Manesh Jain, Co-Founder and CEO, FloMobility.