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Pipedream's autonomous delivery robots will whoosh through underground tunnels in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, starting December 2023. Pipedream's autonomous delivery robots will whoosh through underground tunnels in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, starting December 2023. Thomas Godden/Pipedream Gift this article Have a confidential tip for our reporters? Get in Touch Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal LEARN MORE By Sarah Holder December 14, 2023 at 9:51 AM EST Corrected December 14, 2023 at 1:34 PM EST Save Underground tubes are already the transportation method of choice for essentials like water, sewage, and Wi-Fi. This week, one Georgia city will start sending sandwiches through the pipes, too. Peachtree Corners, northeast of Atlanta, is the first test case for an underground last-mile delivery mode, developed by the logistics startup Pipedream Labs. 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