Texas firm Avride has revealed the next generation of its fleet of pavement delivery robots, which are equipped with a new four-wheeled design to enhance manoeuvrability.

In the UK, some early trials of automated deliveries by both drone and robot are underway but have yet to see a broader roll-out. Avride has been operating a commercial delivery service using its robots since 2021 on the Ohio State University and the University of Arizona campuses, as well as some districts in Moscow, Russia.

Its latest robots are capable of up to 13 hours of continuous movement and travel at 3-5mph while navigating pavements.

“In our new model, we’ve transitioned to a fundamentally different and ground-breaking chassis design,” Avride said in a blog post. This includes transitioning from the six-wheeled design of its earlier models to four wheels, which helps to improve energy efficiency and movement precision.

Its driverless functions are powered with Nvidia’s Jetson Orin platform, which the firm said...