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Robots in Dobromierz and a Driverless Truck: The Week Logistics Sped Up
This week shows just how fast our industry is changing — on one hand, a massive e-commerce investment right next door, and on the other, the first legal drive of a fully autonomous truck with no driver on board. Let's take a look at what this means for the supply chain today.
01 · Warehouse Automation
Amazon Bets on Robots and Smart Packaging in Dobromierz
On September 21, Amazon launched its 12th logistics center in Poland in Dobromierz, Lower Silesia [1]. The scale is impressive: four floors, more than 200,000 square meters of space, and support from over 5,000 robots working side by side with people. But it's not just about size — the facility is the first in Poland to use automated packing machines that adjust box size to each specific product in real time [1].
This is more than just a technological curiosity. Smaller, better-fitted packaging means less empty space during transport, lower material costs, and a real reduction in the environmental footprint of shipments — a topic that comes up more and more often in conversations about sustainable fulfillment. Dobromierz is part of a much bigger picture: Amazon has announced it will invest over PLN 23 billion in Poland between 2026 and 2028 [1]. For Poland's warehousing and automation market, this is a clear sign that robotization is no longer a premium option but is becoming the standard in large distribution centers.
02 · Autonomous Transport
Kodiak AI and the First Fully Autonomous Truck Delivery in California
If warehouse automation is picking up speed, road transport isn't about to be left behind. Kodiak AI, working with carrier DTL Transport, has completed the first runs of a fully autonomous truck — with no one behind the wheel — under a new permit from the California DMV [2]. The route was no token gesture: roughly 360 km from Fresno to a distribution center in Los Angeles, carrying perishable goods where punctuality and transport stability are critical [2].
It's one of the first legal, commercial runs of this kind in California [2] — a state that has long served as a testing ground for autonomous technology. For the transport and freight forwarding industry, this is a milestone: it shows that autonomous trucks are moving out of closed testing and onto real commercial routes, handling cargo that demands operational precision. Naturally, questions arise about regulation, legal liability, and how to integrate such vehicles into existing logistics infrastructure — but the direction of change is already clear.
Summary
Summary
The warehouse and the road — two different links in the supply chain, but the same trend: automation is no longer an experiment, it's becoming everyday operational reality. From smart packaging in Dobromierz to a driverless truck crossing California, it's clear that technology is changing both how we pack goods and how we move them.
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[1] Spider's Web — https://spidersweb.pl/2026/09/amazon-dobromierz-centrum-logistyczne-otwarcie.html[2] GlobeNewswire / Kodiak AI — https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/24/3368370/0/en/kodiak-ai-and-dtl-transport-complete-first-autonomous-trucking-deliveries-under-new-california-dmv-permit.html