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Reimagining Last-Mile Delivery: Testing Autonomous Delivery in Sweden

Jan 2025 | Europe
Foodora autonomous delivery drone in Sweden

At a glance

  • Pilot programs testing autonomous robots and drone delivery
  • Trials underway in the Stockholm region
  • Ground robots carry up to 20kg, navigating urban environments

Through drone and robot delivery pilots, Delivery Hero is exploring how automation can transform last-mile logistics – improving efficiency, safety and sustainability in urban environments.

As demand for faster, more efficient delivery continues to grow, the future of logistics is increasingly shaped by automation. Technologies such as autonomous robots and aerial drones offer the potential to reduce congestion, improve delivery speed and create more sustainable urban systems.

In Sweden, foodora has been testing these possibilities through a series of drone and ground robot delivery pilots in the Stockholm region.

Foodora delivery drone in operation

Drones and robots offer two complementary systems. Ground-based delivery robots, known as Doora, are designed to transport food and goods across short distances, navigating sidewalks and urban environments autonomously. Meanwhile, the Foodora Air project has been testing drone deliveries, enabling orders to be transported directly to customers’ homes from above and opening up new delivery areas.

These technologies have been tested in real-world conditions, including how robots interact with pedestrian infrastructure and how drones operate safely and efficiently in residential areas. The goal is to understand both the technical capabilities and the practical challenges of scaling autonomous delivery.

Illustration of drone delivery confirmation

Beyond innovation, the initiative reflects a broader ambition to reshape urban logistics. Autonomous systems have the potential to reduce the number of delivery vehicles on the road, helping to ease congestion and improve safety, while also supporting more energy-efficient operations.

The Sweden pilots form part of a wider roadmap to introduce autonomous delivery across the Nordics.

As cities continue to evolve, initiatives like this highlight how technology platforms can play a leading role in building the next generation of delivery infrastructure, combining digital intelligence with physical logistics to create faster, safer, and more sustainable systems.

About Delivery Hero

Delivery Hero is the world's leading local delivery platform, operating its service in around 70 countries across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. The Company started as a food delivery service in 2011 and today runs its own delivery platform on four continents. Additionally, Delivery Hero is pioneering quick commerce, the next generation of e-commerce, aiming to bring groceries and household goods to customers in under one hour and often in 20 to 30 minutes. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

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