| Customers: MAF, Majid Al Futtaim Retail Contractors: Yandex Product: Yandex. RoverProject date: 2021/11
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On November 3, 2021 Yandex announced the conclusion from the contract with one of the largest operators of shopping centers, retail trade and rest in the Middle East, in Africa and Central AziiMajid of Al Futtaim. The agreement concerns the development of technologies for unmanned delivery of goods in Dubai.
According to the terms of the agreement, products from Carrefour stores in Dubai will be delivered by Yandex robots. Customers will be able to track the movement of the robot with their order in real time in the MAF Carrefour application. Thus, Carrefour will be the first grocery retailer to use unmanned robots to deliver orders in the region.
Autonomous Yandex delivery robots independently plan a safe route, see approaching vehicles and pedestrians, and move at a speed of up to 8 km/h along sidewalks or other pedestrian zones.
According to Dmitry Polishchuk, head of the Yandex unmanned technology department, the demand for automating the delivery of the last mile continues to grow around the world. This technology is now interested not only in companies, but also in cities and even entire regions. Autonomous delivery can improve the lives of people in cities, and companies will optimize their logistics and reduce costs.
 | Yandex robots have already delivered tens of thousands of orders to the United States and Russia. We appreciate the support of the RTA [transport department in Dubai - approx. TAdviser] and together with Majid Al Futtaim will explore the possibilities for introducing robotic delivery into the daily life of Dubai, "he said. |  |
Although the press release does not specify which robots are in question, most likely - about "." Yandex. Rovers The Russian company presented these robot couriers in Dubai at an exhibition in October 2021. Then the company offered rovers for work and estimated that a third of the city was suitable for this.[1]
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