McKinsey: Unmanned delivery 80% parcels within 10 years

The cost of global parcel delivery amounts to ~EUR 70 billion. However, the market is not just large, it is also highly dynamic, with growth rates in 2015 ranging between 7 and 10% in mature markets and almost 300% in developing markets. The largest driver of this growth is not surprisingly e-commerce.
In the new report ‘Parcel delivery - The future of last mile’, McKinsey predicts a world where unmanned vehicles deliver 80% of the parcels. This vision will become reality within the next ten years. Three delivery models are likely to dominate the last mile in the future, driven by consumer preferences and drop density: AGVs with parcel lockers, drones, and bike couriers.
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