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Autonomous Delivery service with LOXO
by saam.swiss
LOXO Migronomous (Lucerne)
“Migronomous powered by LOXO” is the first autonomous delivery service on Swiss roads. The project, launched in 2023, is a first, not only in Switzerland, but throughout Europe.
The project's test environment is located in Ebikon (canton of Lucerne), where the "LOXO Alpha" transports orders from the nearby Migros supermarket to the premises of the Schindler lift company from Monday to Friday.
Exclusive Interview with Lara Amini, co-founder of LOXO
Lara Amini is co-founder of LOXO and is the business lead at the Bern-based tech start-up. She has a degree in chemical engineering and worked in applied research for several years.
Why does logistics have particularly huge potential in the field of automated mobility?
Logistics is a very wide-ranging area. We are talking about the first, middle and last mile. At LOXO, we focus primarily on city logistics, last-mile and middle-mile in the B2B and B2C sectors. We see enormous potential there. In particular, because logistics providers need scalable, more sustainable and also economically meaningful solutions. This potential also arises from the fact that autonomous vehicles in particular can be multipurpose vehicles.
On the issue of regulation: What would you like from politicians with regard to your business model?
My wish would be that the implementing cantons agree on the implementation of the new regulation and that automated vehicles cannot be used more easily in one canton than in another. A consensus is needed to make implementation equivalent everywhere.
