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Miami Herald
17-06-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
H-E-B pilots autonomous vehicle delivery in Austin
Dive Brief: H-E-B is piloting autonomous vehicle delivery from a store in Austin, Texas, the grocer confirmed in an email to Grocery robots have been delivering select orders of grocery items through Favor, the H-E-B-owned delivery app offering groceries, restaurant meals, alcohol and household items, from the Mueller H-E-B store since May, the grocer pilot marks the latest effort by a grocer to test autonomous vehicle delivery. Dive Insight: While several grocers have tested bot delivery over the last few years, autonomous delivery is still rare in the grocery industry. H-E-B partnered with autonomous vehicle maker Avride, which is headquartered in Austin, for the pilot. The bots have a delivery radius of roughly one mile and service customers living in the Austin Mueller District of the city. With the pilot, customers can get 10 small items delivered by the bots between 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, Chron reported. Avride's website says that its delivery robot can hold six 16.5-inch pizzas and five 1.5-liter bottles. The bot uses sensors, lidar and cameras to navigate and has cameras that blur faces and license plates to ensure privacy, according to the company. The robots travel up to five miles per hour and can cover 31 miles on a single charge. The bots are a familiar sight to people in the Mueller neighborhood. Last spring, Avride bots started ferrying food from restaurants to delivery customers, according to local news station KXAN. H-E-B said it does not have expansion plans to share about the pilot. Last summer, Favor added a quick delivery option that lets customers get up to 15 grocery items in 45 minutes or less. Save Mart and Erewhon Market have also piloted sidewalk delivery robots in recent years as several tech companies, including Uber, look to make autonomous vehicles mainstream. Copyright 2025 Industry Dive. All rights reserved.
Business Wire
17-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Favor Delivery and Thoughtworks Revolutionize the On-demand Shop & Deliver Experience
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy that integrates design, engineering and AI to drive digital innovation, today announced that Favor, the Texas-based on-demand delivery app owned by H-E-B, has launched a new 'Shop & Deliver' platform – an innovative B2B (business-to-business) service that expands capabilities to enrich the shopping experience for customers and delivery fulfillment. 'Together with Thoughtworks, we are excited to release this innovative platform to meet the growing demand for fast and convenient delivery service for both customers and Runners across Texas,' said Steve Romney, CTO, Favor Delivery. Share 'Together with Thoughtworks, we are excited to release this innovative platform to meet the growing demand for fast and convenient delivery service for both customers and Runners across Texas,' said Steve Romney, Chief Technology Officer, Favor Delivery. 'The new 'Shop and Deliver' service is part of our continued commitment to providing exceptional customer service, quality and convenience.' Favor's 'Shop & Deliver' offers features such as real-time inventory updates and streamlines data flow to manage simultaneous shopping and delivery tasks. The 'Shop and Deliver' platform provides a scalable technology, which increases Favor's capacity, flexibility and speed to serve a network of over 100,000 Runners (contract delivery drivers) and customers in more than 400 communities across Texas. "Favor Delivery's vision of delivering superior service and growth, sets them apart in the market. We're excited to partner on this initiative,' said Craig Stanley, Executive Vice President, Thoughtworks Americas. 'Leveraging our expertise in software engineering, Thoughtworks helped Favor co-create and scale a digital platform that delivers extraordinary customer experiences and measurable business impact.' Supporting resources: - ### - About Thoughtworks Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy that integrates design, engineering and AI to drive digital innovation. We are over 10,000 people strong across 48 offices in 19 countries. For 30 years, we've delivered extraordinary impact together with our clients by helping them solve complex business problems with technology as the differentiator.
Glasgow Times
12-06-2025
- Glasgow Times
Peter Krykant took risks because he wanted to save lives
Nearby residents have been frustrated and angry at the level of discarded needles in the area for years. They hoped, and were told, the Thistle would help reduce this by giving people a safe space to inject indoors but the practice of outdoor injecting continues. On the other hand, the centre has so far saved the lives of 38 people. That has to be welcomed but they can't simply be kept alive from one injection to the next. If it is to be part of the solution, there must be a clear route from the Thistle to recovery and a much greater effort made to get people drug free. Before the Thistle could be opened legally, Peter Krykant took huge risks and opened up an Overdose Prevention Centre in a converted transit van. (Image: Mark F Gibson) (Image: Mark F Gibson) I first met Peter in 2019 at an event in Possilpark to highlight the rapidly rising drug deaths. He approached after the meeting and said he was going to open a mobile drug consumption room. I, like many others, I'm sure, was sceptical. But there was something about the man that said he was serious and we agreed to keep in contact. I met Peter several times since that first meeting. READ NEXT: Another wasted year in Glasgow's drug death shame READ NEXT:Squalid drug site just yards from Glasgow Green shows why safe room is needed He took me down to a riverbank site where he said he used to take drugs many years ago. As we walked around, picking our way through needles and syringes, I could see the sadness in his face that it was still being used for the same purpose by a new generation. When he got his van kitted out, he parked it up close to another site where he knew people were using drugs. Unlike the health board, the council and the government, Peter Krykant didn't have a big budget, but he was prepared to risk his own money to prevent people from dying on the street. He was prepared to risk his liberty by opening up an illegal facility to prevent people from dying on the street. A quote from Peter was 'If trying to save lives is a crime, I'm guilty'. The 2019 meeting was organised by Favor (Faces and Voices of Recovery) and in particular Annemarie Ward and Natalie Logan Maclean, who were instrumental in getting the drug death issue the attention it deserved. READ NEXT:Lack of action on Glasgow's drugs problem 'costing lives everyday' The two women had had enough of seeing friends and family die while politicians prevaricated and officials failed to provide the support necessary. After that meeting, the drug death issue got more media attention and eventually, politicians took notice. But people are still dying in the same high numbers. Scotland hasn't got it right yet, far from it, but we all need to hope that we will. There is much disagreement among campaigners on the effectiveness of consumption rooms and not everyone agreed with Peter Krykant. In the future, when hopefully Scotland finally gets to grips with the drug death scandal, I believe that period, from that meeting in Possilpark - and many others organised by Annemarie and Natalie, to Peter Krykant opening his Overdose Prevention Van, will be looked on as a watershed. We are not there yet; the scandal persists. Since that meeting, more than 5000 people have died in drug-related deaths in Scotland. We need to unite on a way forward to end the scandal. READ NEXT:Rise in suspected drug deaths in Glasgow so far this year Peter Krykant had a troubled past but he had a heart and a vision. He understood more than most of us what people who are living with addiction are going through. When I heard Peter had died on Monday, I felt genuine sadness. Sadness for a troubled man who put others before himself and for a man who died way too soon when he had so much to give and so much to live for. He wanted to save lives. I feel privileged to have met him.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
The first 100 days of Franklin County prosecutor's time in office
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Wednesday marks 100 days in office for Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor, who said her brief time in office has been transformative for prosecution and community safety. Favor said in these first 100 days, she's been committed to carrying out campaign promises for transparency and accountability, and that includes a restructuring of the criminal division, which now includes units addressing guns, drugs, and arson. Columbus mayor speaks with NBC4 ahead of state of the city address 'You know, I talked a lot about the role that the prosecutor can play in addressing crime in our community in a different way,' Favor said. 'While we are the engine that moves cases forward, I believe that our job extends beyond the courtroom, that we have a responsibility to be an engaged stakeholder. Our office has already been doing that, whether we've been attending various events around the community. We're also hosting our first reentry program. This is reentry month, so we'll be hosting a program alongside another engaged organization in our community.' Favor said the prosecutor's office also has a robust civil division and advises 35 county agencies, many of them dealing with federal budget cuts. She said her office is helping them navigate the significant loss of funding. For more of Favor and her first 100 days in office, tune in to The Spectrum this Sunday at 10 a.m. only on NBC 4. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Axios
28-01-2025
- Politics
- Axios
Meet Shayla Favor, the new Franklin County prosecutor
New Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor says making history doesn't stop once you're elected, and she's excited to bring more changes to her office in the years ahead. Why it matters: The county prosecutor represents the public in criminal and civil cases. They play a key part in our local justice system by working with law enforcement, pursuing convictions and advocating for crime victims. Catch up quick: Voters elected Favor in November as the first Black person and first woman to fill the role. She was sworn in Jan. 5, and her term ends in 2029. The Democrat most recently served as a Columbus City Council member since 2019. She spearheaded the " Housing for All" legislative package addressing the area's housing crisis and formed a Youth Council. Her local legal career started with tackling nuisance properties in the Columbus city attorney's environmental unit. The latest: Favor on Monday announced a 14-member "transition team" to advise her as she begins her work. Some of her priorities: ⚖️ Reducing youth violence, by targeting root causes and bolstering diversion programs. 🔎 Increasing accountability and transparency, from rebranding her office's online presence to engaging more with residents at community meetings. 📈 Boosting her staff's diversity to reflect "the richness that is Franklin County." What she's saying: "I stand on the shoulders of giants who helped pave the way … and so it carries great responsibility," Favor tells Axios about her election. "It means nothing if I don't create other opportunities for individuals who look like me to walk through those very same doors, or other doors. And most certainly if we don't change the way in which we talk about what safety actually means in our community." In related news: Columbus City Council unanimously appointed Favor's replacement last night — Otto Beatty III, an entrepreneur and attorney. Beatty will fill the seat through Dec. 31, as it is up for reelection in November.
