BrightDrop Acquires Tech Startup Marain’s AI Software to Help Fleet Owners Lower Operational Costs

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Written By Echelon

  • BrightDrop helps make the transition to electric fleets easier with the integration of predictive analytics, simulation, and AI-based optimization technology.

  • Marain cofounders from Berkeley and Stanford join BrightDrop to lead the company’s growing data science and machine learning functions.

  • The company aims to leverage software, together with its BrightDrop Zevo electric vans and BrightDrop Trace e-carts, to capture a winning share of the $250 billion last-mile delivery market.

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