"Dallas will be our home base for testing and operations for the foreseeable future," Burnette said in 2019. We look forward to working with the IKEA carrier partners to bring these benefits to the IKEA supply chain."įounded in 2018, Kodiak has been delivering freight daily in Texas since mid-2019, which includes a Dallas to San Antonio route. Adopting autonomous trucking technology can improve drivers' quality of life by focusing on the local driving jobs most prefer to do. "Together we can enhance safety, improve working conditions for drivers, and create a more sustainable freight transportation system.
"IKEA and Kodiak share a commitment to putting safety first," says Don Burnette, founder and CEO of Kodiak Robotics, in the release.
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The pilot program will flesh out Kodiak's technology, and each vehicle will have a professional safety truck driver behind the wheel to oversee the autonomous delivery. "Kodiak's technology will contribute towards our objective to put the driver in focus in the transition towards automated transportation and towards our road safety agenda." "We are proud to be working with Kodiak to achieve our ambitious goals of being at the forefront of innovation and building capabilities for future transportation," says Dariusz Mroczek, category area transport manager of IKEA Supply Chain Operations, in a news release. Kodiak Roboticsand IKEA has agreed on a pilot program that will transport IKEA products seven days a week between the IKEA Distribution Center in Baytown, near Houston, and the IKEA Store in Frisco. The Lumen debuted in 1963 as a motel which it remained until 2012 when it was transformed into a boutique hotel by owner Tim Headington he sold it to AJ Capital Partners in 2019.Ī California-based, self-driving trucking company is partnering with IKEA to pilot autonomous freight deliveries in Texas. magazine lauds their diligence on nailing the local lore, stating that Graduate hotels double as "hyperlocal storytelling vessels."
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The concept also has a subtle retro vibe, from the vintage font used for its logo to its nostalgic celebration of the youthful optimism of school days.Īll of their properties have all-day restaurants, and some also have a cafe concept called Poindexter.Ĭonde Nast Traveler describes their audience as "parents and visiting profs who want to upgrade from musty family inns and anonymous limited-service hotels," while Inc. Most locations feature one-of-a-kind antique furniture and historical photos on the walls. Their hotel lobbies always come with a strong dose of whimsy and loads of cheerful color. With the completion of Graduate Dallas still a year off, we'll have to wait to see if it's cowboy boot lamps or a mural of Larry Hagman. The Graduate in Tucson has a desert-scape and Navajo blankets. In Nashville, that means a mural of Minnie Pearl behind the reception desk bright florals with nods to Tennessee history and portraits of Dolly Parton hanging over your bed. They aspire to five-star status with nice amenities and friendly service, but their uniqueness comes from the way they incorporate nods that reference the heritage and history of the university and its hometown. "Relive your glory days with Graduate!" they proclaim. The chain slyly refers to itself as "hand-crafted" boutique hotels, located in the most dynamic university towns in America.
and an additional six hotels set to open by the end of 2021. There are currently 28 hotels across the U.S. They opened their first two locations in Athens near the University of Georgia, and in Tempe, near Arizona State. The concept was launched in 2014 by Chicago-based real estate company AJ Capital Partners. Graduate Hotels is a collection of properties located in college towns across the country such as Berkeley, Seattle, and Nashville, with each hotel carefully reflecting the motif and culture of its nearby college. Graduate plans to begin to transition the property in 2021." "The hotel is currently being operated as The Lumen under the operations of the Graduate Hotels team. "Graduate Dallas is expected to debut as part of the Graduate Hotels collection in Spring 2022," says the spokesperson in a statement. The Lumen is the closest hotel to campus and is centrally located which places us in the middle of fine dining, upscale shopping and local nightlife.A groovy hotel concept is coming to Dallas: Called Graduate Dallas, it's a boutique chain that embraces a school theme, and will take over Hotel Lumen, located across from Southern Methodist University.Ī spokesperson confirms that the renovation will begin in 2021. Our boutique Dallas hotel offers an unbeatable location along with warm hospitality, one-of-a-kind style and first-class services and amenities for a fun and easy Dallas stay. The Lumen sits directly across from SMU in University Park.
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