[math-dev]

It’s very popular in Dubai and India as cheap labour makes it economically feasible.

Also one of the plays is they collect data on your purchase habits and can stock better /suggest higher margin alternatives.

[jks]

The Estonian delivery startup Starship uses tiny self-driving robots. I wonder if those can be made cost-efficient.

[weberer]

They launched around me last month at around 50 cents per delivery and I used it quite a bit. Now that the introductory period is over and the fee is 1.50, I just get off my ass and walk.

[sokoloff]

The funny thing is if they launched with $2.50 delivery and cut the price to $1.50, I think many people would feel differently about the current price.

[weberer]

They would not have even got off the ground at 2.50. Remember that salaries in Europe are generally lower than in the USA.