Logistics

Freightos and Forward Air Corporation are expanding their partnership, enabling digital bookings for LTL and linehaul trucking on the 7LFreight by WebCargo platform. This integration offers forwarders access to Forward’s extensive network across North America and Mexico, streamlining bookings and improving overall logistics efficiency, with plans to add digital payment and cartage services.

Amazon is testing humanoid robots for package delivery, aiming to automate last-mile logistics. Leveraging technology from Chinese firms like Unitree Robotics, DeepSeek, and Alibaba, Amazon is building a simulated environment to assess robot performance in complex delivery scenarios. The initiative combines hardware and software to enhance robots’ capabilities, aiming to replace human delivery personnel and integrate robots with Rivian electric delivery vans. This move underscores the growing influence of Chinese technology in global automation.

As the 2025 Gaokao nears, China is undertaking a massive logistical operation: nationwide distribution of exam papers. China Post, with police escorts and advanced technology like Beidou, is ensuring secure transport for over 13.35 million examinees. The operation highlights the exam’s importance and underlines the need for public vigilance and cooperation.

JD.com’s 618 shopping festival saw a massive surge in sales, with transaction volume and orders up over 200% year-over-year in the first hour. Consumer electronics, including major brands like Apple and Xiaomi, performed exceptionally well. Sales in Hong Kong and Macau also soared. JD.com’s logistics, using autonomous delivery vehicles, is efficiently handling the increased demand across 400+ cities.

Vuzix (NASDAQ: VUZI), an AI-driven smart glasses and AR leader, transforms logistics following Amazon’s LinkedIn feature. Amazon leverages Vuzix’s “see what I see” capability, enabling remote experts to troubleshoot machinery via real-time worker video feeds, slashing downtime by 40% during trials. CEO Paul Travers highlights Amazon’s enterprise integration validates scalable workforce transformation through hands-free connectivity. Widely deployed across Amazon’s European and North American facilities, this marks Vuzix’s shift from niche tools to core operations. Serving Fortune 500 clients in defense, healthcare, and industry, Vuzix also develops adaptive lens technologies. R&D centers in Rochester, NY, and Kyoto emphasize its sustained industry innovation.