Cleveron Mobility and DPD Eesti claim autonomous vehicle delivery first

Cleveron Mobility and DPD Eesti say they’re the first in Europe to deliver a package to a customer via a driverless autonomous vehicle.

Said vehicle is manufactured by Cleveron Mobility, with delivery taking place under the DPD banner.

"The e-commerce market is continuing to grow rapidly in the developed world,” says CEO Arno Kütt.

“And it requires more and more transportation to meet the demand, but with the steady decline of drivers, we see that autonomous solutions are key in satisfying last mile deliveries globally.”

“Cleveron Mobility definitely wants to be among the world leaders in this field and achieve the position of market leader.”

Remo Kirss, CEO at DPD Eesti, comments: "We see that the introduction of autonomous robotic couriers in parcel delivery is a very important next step among environmentally friendly delivery methods.”

“We are extremely pleased to be the first parcel delivery company in Europe to launch a service with a driverless autonomous courier robot in a public urban space.”

“This will allow us to continue to introduce innovative solutions through practice to the general public and to encourage residents and consumers to make environmentally conscious decisions when choosing services and products.”

The first delivery was performed in Tallinn, Estonia, with a larger scale service set to be launched in cooperation with DPD in Viljandi in the near future.

The robots drive on public roads and work in a radius of around five kilometres.