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Kar-go
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Pilot useUnited KingdomSupervised

Academy of Robotics · driverless delivery vehicle

Kar-go

A road-going autonomous delivery vehicle from a Welsh start-up that relies on cameras rather than lidar, with operators able to monitor and take over from a mobile command hub.

Price
—service only, not sold
Autonomy
SupervisedHow it runs
Driverless
TestingDriverless tests only
Fleet
—Not published
Speed
—Not published
Range
—Not published

Why it matters

A pilot use vehicle from Academy of Robotics.

Real-world use

Trialled pharmacy-to-care-home deliveries in Hounslow, store deliveries in Banstead, Surrey (2021) and runs at RAF Brize Norton (September 2021).

Timeline

First shown
2019-07-04
Released
Not yet
Kar-go unveiled at Goodwood Festival of Speed’s Future Lab

How it drives

Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.

Driverless status
Driverless tests only
Where it runs
England (trials in Hounslow, Surrey, RAF Brize Norton)

Public attention

How much public attention Kar-go gets, from open data.

  • 303 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (Kar-go)
  • No recent press stories listed yet

Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured

What’s inside

No component details published yet.

Movement
Wheeled base
How it runs
Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.

From the maker

Kar-go is the only vehicle from Academy of Robotics in the atlas.

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price
Not publishedservice only, not sold
How to get one
No official buying page found

Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

Academy of Robotics Kar-go autonomous delivery vehicle

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