The Clevon's all-electric vehicle CLEVON 1 will drive on the public roads of Belgium. It will cover a 4-kilometre route from the distribution centre to Collect&Go's pick-up point in Londerzeel, a town near Brussels. This is immediately the longest route ever covered in Belgium by an unmanned vehicle.
The objectives of the pilot project are:
- To test the CLEVON 1 vehicle on Belgium roads and to receive constructive feedback for the technical development and improvement of the product.
- Test the use of CLEVON 1, as seen by Collect&Go, with the purpose to organize and implement the retailer's business processes and business model according to the feedback received.
- Receive feedback from users about the experience of using CLEVON 1 and improve the service, vehicle and business processes based on the received feedback.
- To prove the significant cost reduction of the last-mile delivery when using CLEVON 1.
Sander Sebastian Agur, CEO of Clevon, is confident that the tests will go smoothly in Belgium: "Our third-generation unmanned vehicle CLEVON 1 has the necessary permits to drive on public roads in Estonia, Lithuania and now Belgium. Licence applications are pending in the United States and many other European countries. Our unmanned, all-electric vehicles have already been in city traffic for 2.5 years with an impeccable safety record, proving that the technology is functional and safe for everyone."
The pilot project with Colruyt Group will last several months, and project partners have divided it into phases, which will be taken one by one. After the end of the pilot project, Clevon and Colruyt Group will make the decisions regarding the integration of CLEVON 1 into the business plan of Colruyt Group and possible future orders.
Further enquiries:
Arno Kütt
Chairman of the management board of Cleveron Mobility AS
arno.kutt@clevon.com
About Colruyt Group
Colruyt Group operates in the food and non-food distribution in Belgium, France and Luxembourg, with more than 700 own shops and around 580 affiliated shops. Colruyt Group is one of the biggest private employers in Belgium. The group has more than 32,000 employees and achieved sales of EUR 10 billion in 2021/22. Colruyt is listed on Euronext Brussels (COLR) under ISIN number BE0974256852
Cleveron Mobility AS develops multifunctional unmanned teleoperated vehicles that make home delivery of goods cheaper, faster, more customer-friendly, and more environmentally friendly. The company has offices in Estonia and the US, Texas. In 2022, Clevon was listed on the Nasdaq Tallinn First North (CLEV) under ISIN number EE3100096884, being earlier divided from Cleveron AS.
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