Latest in LogisticsTech

Uber fights the Man, tech giants join the Man, and Amazon does another big thing.

After throwing some shade in Donald Trump’s direction in the past, Elon Musk (Tesla) and Travis Kalanick (Uber), have agreed to be a part of US President-elect Donald Trump’s new economic advisory board.

Also on the board, Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo chairman and CEO, and Steve Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone. The purpose of this board: For members to drop some knowledge based on their various areas of expertise in order to facilitate in Trump’s plan to bring back jobs to the States and “Make America Great Again.”

Local and state authorities are threatening legal action if Uber does not remove its self-driving vehicles from the San Francisco roadways. Uber’s response: Naw.

Well… more accurately, “We respectfully disagree with the California Department of Motor Vehicles legal interpretation.” (From a statement made by Anthony Levandowski, head of Uber’s advanced technology group.)

To learn more about the authorities’ case on the matter, check out this argument presented by an affiliate scholar with the Center for Internet and Society (quite a name) at Stanford Law School.

Since Amazon has nothing else going on lately (except for drone deliveries, changing grocery stores forever, selling everything you buy for Christmas and life, cloud computing, taking over the world, etc), they decided to make an app that will connect truck drivers to shippers. This app will offer real-time pricing, driving directions, and personalized features such as truck-stop recommendations. It could also potentially have tracking and payment options, as well as eliminate the need for a 3rd party broker (which usually charge a commission of ~15%). The app is said to launch next summer.

Eatsa has debuted an automated restaurant chain in NYC. No cashiers. No waiters. Just robots and more robots. Customers can order at a kiosk, online or through the app on their phone. The food then appears in a glass cubby thing with a touch screen displaying the customer’s name. It’s pretty fascinating to watch. Watch the video and read this piece from Mashable on what eating at Eatsa is like.

Keep up with all things LogisticsTech with this weekly update, and subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter for more insights and updates on Dynamo’s Accelerator and Fund.