The Global Autonomous Logistics Market 2027-2040: Mobile Robots, Delivery Robots, Drones and Driverless Trucks

1.1 Key summary
1.2 Product taxonomy and scope
1.3 Market drivers and adoption barriers
1.4 Segment highlights
1.5 Regulation and standards: the 2027 market gates
1.6 Forecast summary
1.7 Competitive landscape and investment
1.8 Key findings and strategic implications

2.1 What are logistics mobile robots, autonomous vehicles and drones?
2.2 Report scope, segmentation and taxonomy
2.3 The logistics value chain and where mobile automation fits
2.4 Historical evolution
2.5 Levels of autonomy for logistics robots and vehicles
2.6 Indoor, outdoor, public-road and airspace operating domains
2.7 Commercial readiness by category, 2026
2.8 Methodology overview
2.9 Glossary of key terms

3.1 Structural drivers
3.2 Restraints and adoption barriers
3.3 Impact assessment of drivers and restraints
3.4 Economics: ROI, payback and total cost of ownership
3.5 Business models
3.6 Go-to-market and channels
3.7 Investment, funding and M&A, 2024-2026
3.8 Supply chain overview
3.9 Key takeaways

4.1 Technology stack overview
4.2 Navigation and guidance technologies
4.3 Localisation and SLAM in depth
4.4 Perception sensors
4.5 Sensor fusion, AI perception and foundation models
4.6 Compute platforms
4.7 Safety systems and functional safety
4.8 Fleet management, orchestration and interoperability
4.9 Connectivity and remote operations
4.10 Batteries
4.11 Charging and energy management
4.12 Drives, motors and chassis
4.13 Technology benchmarking
4.14 Technology roadmap 2027-2040

5.1 Overview: Types of Mobile Robots in Material Handling
5.2 Automated Guided Vehicles and Carts (AGV/AGC)
5.3 Grid-Based AGCs and Goods-to-Person Robots
5.4 Autonomous Mobile Robots
5.5 Autonomous Mobile Vehicles: Autonomous Forklifts, Pallet Movers and Tuggers
5.6 Technology Comparison: AGV/AGC, AMR, Grid-Based AGC and Fixed Automation
5.7 Pain Points and Engineering Challenges
5.8 Application Analysis
5.9 Product Benchmarking
5.10 Competitive Landscape
5.11 Other Goods-to-Person Approaches
5.12 Outlook and Key Takeaways

6.1 Forms of Mobile Picking, Manipulation and Inventory Robots
6.2 Autonomous Case-Handling Robots (ACRs)
6.3 Mobile Manipulators for Piece Picking and Machine Tending
6.4 Truck and Container Unloading and Loading Robots
6.5 Humanoid and Legged Robots in Logistics
6.6 Inventory Robots and Drones
6.7 Hybrid Systems and Integration
6.8 Economics of Mobile Picking and Handling Robots
6.9 Players
6.10 Outlook, Challenges and Key Takeaways

7.1 Last-mile delivery: definition, cost and volumes
7.2 Delivery form factors
7.3 Supporting infrastructure
7.4 Technologies for ground delivery vehicles
7.5 China's robovan boom
7.6 United States and Europe: road-going delivery vehicles
7.7 Sidewalk delivery robots
7.8 Operating economics
7.9 Regulations for ground delivery robots and vehicles
7.10 Players
7.11 Challenges and key takeaways

8.1 Drone Logistics Overview
8.2 Drone Designs
8.3 Technologies
8.4 Regulation
8.5 Commercialisation Status by Region
8.6 Landscape and Maturity Assessment
8.7 Case Studies
8.8 Economics
8.9 Funding and Partnerships
8.10 Barriers and Key Takeaways

9.1 The case for automating heavy-duty trucks
9.2 Levels of automation and operating models
9.3 Business models
9.4 Technology
9.5 Regulation
9.6 Players and market maturity
9.7 Deployment status, routes and safety supervision
9.8 Total cost of ownership analysis
9.9 Drivers, hurdles and competitive position
9.10 Yard trucks, ports and closed-site logistics
9.11 Timelines and outlook

10.1 Overview: four regulatory domains and the 2027 market gates
10.2 Industrial mobile robot safety standards
10.3 Interoperability standards
10.4 Ground delivery robots
10.5 Road autonomous vehicles and trucks
10.6 Drones and airspace
10.7 Cybersecurity, data protection and AI governance
10.8 Trade, tariffs and geopolitics
10.9 Insurance and liability frameworks
10.10 Regulatory readiness matrix and outlook to 2030

11.1 Regional Overview: How Geography Shapes Adoption
11.2 North America
11.3 Europe
11.4 China
11.5 Japan
11.6 South Korea
11.7 India and Southeast Asia
11.8 Middle East
11.9 Latin America
11.10 Africa
11.11 Comparative Assessment

12.1 Market Structure by Segment
12.2 Strategic Groupings
12.3 Financial Benchmarking of Leading Listed Companies
12.4 Mergers and Acquisitions, 2020-2026
12.5 Investment and Funding
12.6 Strategic Partnerships
12.7 Competitive Strategies
12.8 Ones to Watch

13.1 Forecast scope, definitions and methodology
13.2 Global market revenue and unit sales, 2025-2040
13.3 Scenario analysis
13.4 Forecast by application group
13.5 Forecast by robot and vehicle category
13.6 Intralogistics transport robots
13.7 Mobile picking and handling robots
13.8 Last-mile delivery robots, vehicles and drones
13.9 Level 4 autonomous trucks and middle-mile freight
13.10 Forecast by region
13.11 Intralogistics and picking robots by end-use industry
13.12 Business model mix: equipment sales, leasing and Robotics-as-a-Service
13.13 Captive deployments, sensitivities and forecast risks

14.1 Outlook: From Islands of Automation to Autonomous Logistics Networks
14.2 Technology Roadmap by Segment
14.3 Convergence Themes
14.4 Impact on Labour and Jobs
14.5 Scenarios to 2040
14.6 Opportunities for Suppliers
14.7 Strategic Recommendations

16.1 Research approach
16.2 Market definition and segmentation
16.3 Forecast methodology
16.4 Limitations

Headline market metrics, 2026-2040 (base case)
Summary of categories: environment, maturity and leading companies (2026)
Major market drivers and restraints
Revenue forecast by category, 2026-2040 (US$ million, base case)
Unit sales forecast by category, 2026-2040 (units, base case)
Fixed automation versus mobile automation in logistics
Product categories in scope - definitions, payloads, environments and leading examples
Mapping mobile robot and autonomous vehicle categories to logistics value-chain stages
Selected historical milestones by segment
Autonomy framework for intralogistics mobile robots
SAE J3016 driving automation levels and their relevance to logistics vehicles
Operational autonomy levels for delivery and cargo drones
Comparison of operating domains for logistics mobile robots, AVs and drones
Technology and commercial readiness by category, 2026
Key definitions and conventions used in this report
Glossary of key terms
Summary of structural market drivers
Labour-market indicators for warehousing and freight transport
Summary of market restraints and adoption barriers
Selected vendor failures, exits and distressed transactions, 2023-2026
Impact assessment of drivers and restraints over time (-3 strong negative to +3 strong positive)
Indicative economics and payback by robot and vehicle type, 2026 (US/Western Europe)
Productivity and estimated cost per order line by fulfilment method (US, 2026)
Total cost of ownership components for mobile robot and autonomous vehicle deployments
Comparison of business models in logistics mobile automation
Indicative pricing structures by segment, 2026
Go-to-market channels and representative partnerships
Selected major funding rounds and listings, 2024-2026
Selected mergers, acquisitions and strategic transactions, 2023-2026
Mobile robot component supply chain
Where engineering effort concentrates in the stack, by robot category
Comparison of navigation and guidance technologies
Map strategies for outdoor and on-road logistics autonomy
Navigation approaches used by representative logistics robots and vehicles
Localisation challenges in logistics environments and common mitigations
Selected navigation and localisation software vendors for logistics vehicles
Perception sensor modalities for logistics robots and vehicles
Representative safety-rated 2D LiDAR scanners used on AGVs and AMRs
Representative 3D LiDAR and depth sensors used in logistics robots and vehicles
Sensor suites on representative logistics robots, vehicles and drones
AI models and simulation platforms relevant to logistics robotics
Compute platforms for logistics robots, autonomous vehicles and drones
Safety standards and frameworks by robot category
Interoperability standards and frameworks for multi-vendor robot fleets
Fleet management and multi-vendor orchestration platforms
Indicative network requirements for remote operations of logistics robots and vehicles
Battery chemistries for logistics robots, vehicles and drones
Typical battery sizing by logistics robot and vehicle type
Charging and energy-replenishment approaches for logistics robots and vehicles
Ground robot drive and chassis configurations
Delivery drone propulsion configurations and payload-release methods
Technology roadmap for logistics mobile robots, autonomous vehicles and drones, 2027-2040
Working definitions of intralogistics transport robot categories
Main types of automated guided vehicle
Representative AGV-based automated container terminals
AGV guidance and navigation methods compared
AGV and AMR use cases in automotive and battery manufacturing
Leading grid-based AGC / shelf-to-person robot product families
Amazon Robotics fleet: principal mobile and handling robots
Collaborative picking and picking-assist AMR platforms
Selected cart-transport, tugger and top-module AMR platforms
Robotic sortation systems compared with fixed sortation
Forklift OEM automation portfolios
Representative autonomous forklift, pallet-mover and tugger products
AGV/AGC versus AMR: comparison of key attributes
Mobile robots versus fixed automation: deployment, cost and performance characteristics
Generations of mobile robot navigation technology
Pain points of intralogistics mobile robots and engineering responses
Key safety standards for intralogistics mobile robots
Applications of intralogistics transport robots by end market
Benchmark of selected intralogistics transport robots
Selected intralogistics transport robot companies by region and category
Leading AGV suppliers and their positioning
Leading grid-based AGC and cube-storage robot suppliers
Leading AMR suppliers and positioning
Leading autonomous forklift and AMV developers
Reported revenues of selected listed and IPO-filing intralogistics robot companies
Strategic partnerships between autonomy developers and forklift OEMs / logistics users
Selected mergers and acquisitions in intralogistics mobile robotics
Alternative goods-to-person architectures and their status
Classes of mobile picking, manipulation and inventory robots
HAI Robotics HaiPick product family (principal configurations)
Selected case-handling and tote-retrieval robot products
Comparison of goods-to-person storage technologies (typical ranges)
Navigation and positioning technologies used by case-handling robots
Representative mobile manipulator products for logistics and industrial use
Generations of robotic grasping and picking algorithms
Robot foundation-model and AI-manipulation companies relevant to logistics
Publicly stated performance indicators for picking and handling robots
Truck and container unloading and loading robots
Humanoid robots in logistics: programmes and deployment status (October 2026)
Humanoids versus purpose-built robots for warehouse tote handling
Inventory robot and drone vendors
Comparison of automated inventory approaches
Selected deployments of case-handling, picking and unloading robots
Indicative fully loaded cost per pick by configuration (US/Western Europe, 2026)
Payback drivers for mobile picking, unloading and inventory robots
Case-handling robot and mobile goods-to-person companies
Mobile manipulator, truck-unloading and logistics humanoid companies
Safety standards relevant to mobile manipulators, case-handling robots and humanoids
Key challenges by category
Indicative cost structure of conventional last-mile delivery (2025-2026)
Main last-mile volume pools relevant to autonomous ground delivery
Autonomous ground delivery form factors - typical specifications (2026)
"Last metre" delivery approaches
Ground delivery systems versus delivery drones - performance comparison
Ground delivery systems versus delivery drones - regulatory and commercial comparison
Supporting infrastructure requirements by form factor
Sensor suites of representative autonomous ground delivery platforms
Localisation and autonomy approaches in ground delivery
Remote supervision models in autonomous ground delivery (indicative)
Major Chinese unmanned delivery vehicle companies (October 2026)
Representative Chinese robovan products and prices
Robovan adoption by Chinese express and logistics companies (2025-2026)
Selected Chinese city regimes for unmanned delivery vehicles (2025-2026)
US and European road-going autonomous delivery players (October 2026)
Benchmarking of leading sidewalk and small road delivery robots (2026)
Sidewalk delivery robot deployment status (October 2026)
Major funding events in autonomous ground delivery, 2025-2026
Illustrative annual cost model for a sidewalk delivery robot (US$, Future Markets estimates)
Key operating metrics by delivery model (2025-2026, indicative)
Typical provisions of US state personal delivery device (PDD) laws
Regulatory status of ground delivery robots and vehicles by country (October 2026)
What autonomous ground delivery players deliver today (2026)
Autonomous ground last-mile delivery companies (October 2026)
Key challenges for autonomous ground delivery and mitigation approaches
Principal use cases for delivery and cargo drones
Cumulative drone deliveries reported by leading operators (latest disclosure)
Comparison of last-mile, mid-mile and long-haul drone logistics
Drone logistics operating scenarios
Comparison of delivery drone configurations
Payload delivery mechanisms
Specifications of selected delivery and cargo drones
Sensing and detect-and-avoid technologies used in delivery drones
Operating constraints for delivery drones and mitigation approaches
UTM and airspace integration initiatives relevant to drone delivery
Evolution of drone delivery staffing models
US regulatory status of leading drone delivery operators
Key provisions of the proposed FAA Part 108 BVLOS rule
Drone delivery regulatory status by country/region (October 2026)
Principal US drone delivery operators and partners (2026)
Drone delivery activity in Europe and the UK
Leading Chinese drone logistics operators
Drone delivery activity in Asia-Pacific (excluding China)
Zipline and other drone delivery operations in Africa
Drone delivery activity in India, the Middle East and Latin America
Delivery and cargo drone company landscape
Wing and Zipline compared
China's leading drone logistics players compared
Mid-mile and long-haul cargo drone programmes
Estimated cost per last-mile delivery, van versus drone (US$, 2026)
Disclosed utilisation and throughput indicators
Drone delivery pricing models
Indicative infrastructure requirements and costs by model
Selected funding rounds and strategic partnerships in drone delivery
Barriers to drone delivery and their trajectory
Trucking pain points and how Level 4 autonomy addresses them
Road freight context for autonomous trucking by region
SAE levels of driving automation applied to heavy trucks
Indicative segment characteristics of a hub-to-hub autonomous lane
Business model options for autonomous trucking developers
Truck OEM autonomy strategies and partnerships (October 2026)
Business and operating models of leading autonomous freight companies
Sensor suites and compute of leading autonomous truck developers
OEM autonomy-ready redundant truck platforms
Operational infrastructure required for driverless trucking
Key US federal instruments affecting autonomous trucks (October 2026)
State regulatory position for driverless heavy trucks (October 2026)
International regulatory frameworks for L4 autonomous trucks
Notable exits and pivots in autonomous trucking
Market readiness of autonomous truck and freight autonomy companies (October 2026)
Selected autonomous trucking funding and capital-markets events, 2024-2026
Headquarters and operating bases of autonomous freight companies
Autonomous truck deployment status, routes and safety supervision (October 2026)
Principal US autonomous trucking corridors
Selected autonomous truck deployments outside the United States
TCO model assumptions - US Class 8 long-haul tractor
Per-mile TCO comparison - human-driven vs L4 DaaS (US$ per mile)
Sensitivity of early-phase L4 TCO to key variables
Key drivers and hurdles for heavy-duty L4 trucks - impact assessment
SWOT analysis - heavy-duty Level 4 autonomous trucks
Yard, port and closed-site autonomous freight vehicle providers
Future Markets view of autonomous trucking milestones, 2027-2040
Ones to watch in autonomous trucking
The four regulatory domains for logistics mobile robots, autonomous vehicles and drones
Key regulatory "gates", September 2026 - August 2028
EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 - key changes for mobile robots versus Directive 2006/42/EC
Safety and product standards for industrial mobile robots
Typical AMR safety functions and target performance levels
Interoperability standards for mobile robot fleets
Representative US state personal delivery device laws
International frameworks for ground delivery robots
United States framework for autonomous delivery vehicles and trucks (October 2026)
Road AV and autonomous truck regulation by country (October 2026)
US regulatory pathways for drone delivery operations
Drone delivery regulation by country (October 2026)
US national-security measures affecting Chinese robotics, AV and drone technology
Cybersecurity, data protection and AI governance instruments
Trade and tariff measures affecting logistics robots, AVs and drones (2018-2026)
Liability and insurance frameworks by segment and jurisdiction
Expected regulatory milestones, 2026-2030
Regional comparison of adoption drivers for logistics mobile robots, autonomous vehicles and drones (2026)
Industrial robot installations and robot density, selected countries (latest IFR data)
Selected notable US deployments of logistics autonomy (to October 2026)
European country profiles for logistics mobile autonomy (2026)
China's principal policy instruments for logistics robots, unmanned vehicles and drones
Leading Chinese players in logistics robots, unmanned vehicles and drones
Japan's responses to the logistics "2024 problem" relevant to autonomy
South Korea: key policies and players in logistics autonomy
India and Southeast Asia: leading players and representative deployments
Representative deployments in the Middle East, Latin America and Africa
Government programmes and regulatory milestones supporting logistics autonomy, by region
Leading players by region and segment (2026)
Labour context and its implications for logistics automation, by region
Competitive structure by segment (October 2026)
Captive, hybrid and merchant supply models in logistics automation
Strategic groups in logistics mobile autonomy
Revenue and profitability of leading listed companies in logistics automation and autonomy (latest fiscal year)
Key mergers, acquisitions and take-privates in logistics mobile autonomy, 2020-2026
Notable failures, shutdowns and restructurings, 2022-2026
Major disclosed funding rounds in logistics mobile autonomy, 2021-2026
IPO and listing pipeline for logistics mobile autonomy companies (October 2026)
Strategic partnerships shaping the logistics autonomy market (selected, to October 2026)
Chinese versus Western vendors: competitive positioning in warehouse robotics
Competitive strategy archetypes in logistics mobile autonomy
Ones to watch, 2027-2028
Base-year assumptions and key forecast drivers by category
Global market revenue and unit sales for logistics mobile robots, autonomous vehicles and drones, 2025-2040 (base case)
Global market revenue by scenario, 2025-2040 (US$ billion)
Global revenue by application group, 2025-2040 (US$ billion)
Global unit sales by application group, 2025-2040 (thousand units)
Global revenue by category, 2026-2040 (US$ million)
Global unit sales by category, 2026-2040 (units)
Average selling price assumptions by category, 2026-2040 (US$ per unit)
Intralogistics transport robots: revenue by category, 2025-2040 (US$ million)
Intralogistics transport robots: unit sales by category, 2025-2040 (units)
Mobile picking and handling robots: revenue by category, 2025-2040 (US$ million)
Mobile picking and handling robots: unit sales by category, 2025-2040 (units)
Last-mile delivery robots, vehicles and drones: revenue by category, 2025-2040 (US$ million)
Last-mile delivery robots, vehicles and drones: unit sales by category, 2025-2040 (units)
Last-mile delivery revenue by end application, 2025-2040 (US$ million)
Level 4 autonomous trucks and middle-mile freight: revenue by category, 2025-2040 (US$ million)
Level 4 autonomous trucks and middle-mile freight: unit sales by category, 2025-2040 (units)
Autonomous freight: annual deliveries and installed fleet, 2025-2040 (units)
Global revenue by region, 2025-2040 (US$ million)
Revenue by region and application group, 2030 and 2040 (US$ million)
Regional revenue share by category, 2026 and 2040
Intralogistics and mobile picking robot revenue by end-use industry, 2025-2040 (US$ million)
Share of revenue delivered through RaaS, leasing and as-a-service contracts, 2026-2040
Key forecast sensitivities and risks
Technology and commercial roadmap by segment, 2027-2040
Convergence themes in logistics autonomy, 2027-2040
Expected labour impact of logistics autonomy by occupation, 2027-2040
Scenario comparison: key drivers and outcomes (qualitative)
Opportunities for component, software and service suppliers
Strategic recommendations by stakeholder and horizon
Forecast categories and application groups

Global market revenue by application group, 2026-2040 (US$ billion)
Taxonomy of logistics mobile robots, autonomous vehicles and drones covered in this report
Global unit sales by application group, 2026-2040 (thousand units)
Global market revenue by scenario, 2026-2040 (US$ billion)
Taxonomy of logistics mobile robots, autonomous vehicles and drones covered in this report
The logistics value chain from first mile to last metre
Milestones in logistics mobile robots, autonomous vehicles and drones, 1953-2026
Readiness heatmap by category,
E-commerce share of total US retail sales, 2019-2026 (approximate annual averages; 2026 = Q2)
Strength of drivers and restraints by segment group (1 = weak, 5 = very strong)
Estimated fully loaded cost per order line by fulfilment method, US, 2026 (mid-point estimates)
Estimated cost per delivery by mode, small on-demand orders (US$)
Illustrative cumulative net cash flow, 50-robot AMR deployment - purchase versus RaaS (US$ million)
Largest disclosed funding rounds and listing proceeds in logistics mobile automation, 2025-2026 (US$ million)
Estimated hardware bill of materials for a typical indoor AMR, 2026 (% of hardware cost)
Technology stack of a logistics mobile robot, autonomous vehicle or drone
Evolution of navigation and guidance technologies for logistics vehicles
Approximate price of representative 3D LiDAR units for autonomous navigation, 2007-2026 (US$)
Vendor-quoted AI performance of selected robot compute modules (TOPS/TFLOPS, mixed precision)
Typical battery pack energy by logistics robot/vehicle class (midpoint, kWh)
Positioning of charging approaches by infrastructure cost and achievable fleet uptime
Technology benchmarking heatmap by robot category (1 = low, 5 = high)
Payload versus maximum speed for representative logistics robots and vehicles (log scales)
Taxonomy of intralogistics transport robots
Key milestones in intralogistics transport robots
Technology maturity versus remaining opportunity by intralogistics robot category
Intralogistics automation technologies scored against buyer criteria (5 = most favourable)
Technology evolution towards fully autonomous intralogistics robots
Current adoption depth and remaining automation potential by end market (qualitative score, 1-5)
Payload versus maximum speed of selected intralogistics transport robots
Latest annual revenues of selected intralogistics robot companies (US$ million)
Revenue of Geek+ and Symbotic, 2022-2025 (US$ million)
Geek+ revenue by geography,
Cumulative mobile robots deployed or delivered, selected merchant suppliers (company-reported, units)
Taxonomy of mobile picking, manipulation and inventory robots in logistics
HAI Robotics revenue and net loss, 2023-2025 (RMB million)
Typical maximum storage or reach height by goods-to-person technology (m)
Milestones in logistics mobile manipulation and picking robots
Stated maximum unloading throughput versus manual benchmark (cases per hour)
Readiness of humanoid robots for logistics tasks versus purpose-built alternatives (1 = low, 5 = high)
Representative hybrid robotic fulfilment flow
Typical sustained throughput by picking configuration (picks or lines per hour, midpoint estimates)
Selected funding rounds and capital raises, 2021-2026 (US$ million)
Technology maturity versus near-term commercial opportunity for mobile picking and handling robots
Where autonomous ground delivery fits in the fulfilment chain
China express parcel volume, 2020-2025 (billion parcels)
Taxonomy of autonomous ground last-mile delivery systems
Relative strengths of autonomous delivery form factors (1 = weak, 5 = strong)
Key milestones in China's unmanned delivery vehicle industry
Fleet growth of China's two leading robovan companies, 2023-2026 (vehicles, approximate)
Share of China's unmanned delivery vehicle market (2025-2026, approximate)
Disclosed funding of selected autonomous ground delivery companies (US$ million, approximate)
Estimated cost per on-demand delivery by delivery model, Western markets (US$, 2026)
Estimated cost per parcel, China trunk-to-station leg (RMB per parcel)
Positioning of leading autonomous ground delivery players (2026)
Cumulative deliveries reported by leading drone delivery operators (thousands, latest disclosure to 2026)
Taxonomy of delivery and cargo drone configurations
Payload versus range of selected delivery and cargo drones (log scales; range is total one-way range or twice the service radius)
Key regulatory and commercial milestones in drone delivery
Maturity matrix for drone logistics segments and leading players
Estimated cost per delivery by cost element, van versus drone at low and high density (US$, mid-point estimates)
Disclosed cumulative funding of independent drone delivery and cargo companies (US$ million, estimated, to October 2026)
Taxonomy of autonomous trucking operating models
Hub-to-hub autonomous freight flow
Estimated cumulative capital raised by autonomous freight developers (US$ million, to October 2026)
Milestones in autonomous trucking commercialisation
Per-mile cost of a US Class 8 long-haul truck: human-driven vs Level 4 (US$ per mile)
Early-phase L4 cost per mile vs annual utilisation at three autonomy-fee levels (US$ per mile)
Commercial readiness comparison of autonomous vehicle segments
Technology maturity vs logistics opportunity for autonomous freight segments
Expected autonomous trucking milestones, 2027-2040
Major regulatory milestones for logistics robots, AVs and drones, 2023-2027
EU conformity route for an AMR placed on the market after 20 January
Drone regulation timeline, 2016-2028
Regulatory readiness matrix by country and segment, October 2026 (1 = no pathway, 5 = scalable framework)
Industrial robot installations by country, 2025 (units)
Regional regulatory and policy milestones for logistics autonomy, 2021-2027
Regional maturity heatmap by logistics autonomy segment (2026)
Competitive positioning of leading warehouse automation vendors (Future Markets assessment)
Competitive positioning of outdoor autonomy operators (Future Markets assessment)
Latest annual revenue of leading logistics automation companies (US$ million, converted at approximate 2025 average rates)
Largest disclosed funding rounds in logistics mobile autonomy and adjacent physical AI, 2021-2026 (US$ million)
Selected listings and listing milestones, 2024-2026
Global market revenue, 2025-2040 (US$ billion, base case)
Global market revenue by scenario, 2025-2040 (US$ billion)
Global revenue by application group, 2026-2040 (US$ billion)
Revenue share by application group, 2026 and
Global revenue by category, 2040 (US$ billion, base case)
Revenue mix by category, 2026 vs
Intralogistics transport robots: revenue by category, 2025-2040 (US$ billion)
Intralogistics transport robots: unit sales by category, 2025-2040 (thousand units)
Mobile picking and handling robots: revenue by category, 2025-2040 (US$ billion)
Mobile picking and handling robots: unit sales by category, 2025-2040 (thousand units)
Last-mile delivery robots, vehicles and drones: revenue by category, 2025-2040 (US$ billion)
Last-mile delivery robots, vehicles and drones: unit sales by category, 2025-2040 (thousand units)
Level 4 autonomous trucks and middle-mile freight: revenue by category, 2025-2040 (US$ billion)
Level 4 autonomous trucks and middle-mile freight: unit sales by category, 2025-2040 (thousand units)
Global revenue by region, 2026-2040 (US$ billion)
Regional revenue share, 2026 vs 2040 (%)
Intralogistics and mobile picking robot revenue by end-use industry, 2026 and 2040 (US$ billion)
Announced targets and expected milestones for logistics autonomy, 2027-2040
The emerging autonomous freight chain
Supplier opportunity matrix: maturity versus opportunity (Future Markets assessment)