- Amazon expects its new delivery route algorithm will help it avoid millions of miles driven this year after deploying it across the entire U.S., according to a post on the Amazon Science website last week.
- The Customer Order and Network Density Optimizer (Condor) algorithm assesses customer orders before they leave a fulfillment center to identify the most effective shipping options. It began running in a few Amazon delivery stations in January before going live nationwide. Now, the company plans to deploy it in other countries in the next few months, per the post.
- “We can enable carriers to deliver more packages to more customers on time, while reducing miles driven and carbon emissions from fuel,” said Andrea Qualizza, a senior principal scientist at Amazon, in the post.
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