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Dylan Jennings is a transportation and urban logistics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of autonomous technology, freight efficiency, and sustainable urban mobility. Best known for his pioneering investigations into Autonomous Delivery Robots (ADRs), Jennings has made significant contributions to understanding how self-navigating delivery systems — both sidewalk-based and road-based — can reshape last-mile logistics in an era of rapidly expanding e-commerce. His most influential work, "Study of Sidewalk Autonomous Delivery Robots and Their Potential Impacts on Freight Efficiency and Travel" (2019), has accumulated over 200 citations, establishing him as an early authority in this emerging field. His follow-up research on urban freight energy consumption and emissions (2020, 128 citations) deepened the conversation by quantifying the environmental implications of widespread ADR adoption — a critical consideration for city planners and policymakers alike. Jennings has also examined road-based autonomous robots and the broader cost competitiveness of autonomous air and ground delivery vehicles, offering a comprehensive, multi-modal perspective on the future of urban freight. Collectively, his body of work has garnered nearly 400 citations, making him an essential reference point for researchers, logistics professionals, and urban planners navigating the autonomous delivery revolution.