Smart Last-Mile Delivery with IoT-Connected Robot Vehicles
M. Sujatha, Rajesh Kambattan Kovarasan, K. Swapna Sudha, Nilamadhab Mishra, Gomathi Thiyagarajan, C. Srinivasan
Abstract
This research discusses using IoT technologies with robot vehicles to improve last-mile deliveries. This novel method optimizes the last stage of the distribution chain, which sometimes presents logistical issues. The system examines robot vehicles' last-mile delivery monitoring, data collecting, and communication capabilities via an Internet of Things connection. These trucks collect and communicate traffic, packaging, and environmental data using sensors and communication equipment. Analyzing and processing this data improves route planning, delivery timing, and performance. Through the IoT, autonomous delivery trucks, a centralized control center, and other components of the delivery ecosystem could operate in combination. This collaborative network helps respond to changing situations such as highway congestion and package urgency by rerouting or raising delivery priority. The potential for delivery trucks to improve productivity, intelligence, and focus on the customer in the last mile of a package's journey. The IoT-driven solutions may be highlighted as major results, advantages, and implications for the logistics sector, addressing urbanization, consumer demands, and environmental concerns in modern delivery systems.