FedEx sees drones as tool for streamlining courier routes
Roxo, advanced automation at hubs help shave costs, capture new business
Richard DiPasquale, a member of the FedEx SameDay Bot test team, checks systems on Roxo before starting a test run at the FedExForum on Sept.4, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
FedEx Express regional president Richard W. Smith talked about Wing drones, Roxo the SameDay Bot and automation plans for the Memphis hub during an interview with The Daily Memphian.
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