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Amazon Ends Kia Soul Same-Day Delivery Trial After Yearlong . . . Amazon has officially ended its yearlong trial program that used rented Kia Soul vehicles for same-day deliveries, marking a strategic shift in the company’s ongoing logistics experimentation Launched in 2023 across key states including Florida, Illinois, and Texas, the pilot relied on contract delivery firms to operate the compact
Amazon Ends Kia Soul Delivery Program as Company Shifts Focus . . . For investors, Amazon's retreat from the Kia Soul experiment carries implications that extend far beyond the program's modest operational footprint The decision reveals Amazon's conviction that the path to long-term margin expansion runs through technology rather than labor innovations
Amazon Ends Same-Day Deliveries Via Kia Souls, Leans On Its . . . Amazon’s shares were down 1 17% at the time of writing Stocktwits data showed that the sentiment around Amazon stock was ‘bullish’ over a one-week period The company had deployed its Kia Soul-powered delivery program in Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, Texas, and Washington
Amazon, Kia end same-day delivery trial program - Tech in Asia Amazon is ending its trial program that used rented Kia Soul vehicles for same-day deliveries The program began in 2023 and involved contract delivery firms using the hatchbacks for short shifts
Amazon ends an experiment started in 2023 to make same-day . . . Amazon ends an experiment started in 2023 to make same-day deliveries with drivers in Kia Souls and will rely on Amazon Flex drivers who use their own cars Ina Fried Axios : Anthropic's test of 16 top AI models from OpenAI and others found that, in some cases, they resorted to malicious behavior to avoid replacement or achieve goals
Amazon Tests Speedy Delivery Service Featuring Kia Souls Amazon com Inc has deployed a new secret weapon in its same-day delivery operation: a convoy of Kia Souls The boxy little vehicles, already zooming around metro areas like Seattle and Dallas