Startup Robomart plans to use grocery stores in autonomous vehicles for the US city of Boston.
Together with the grocery store “Stop and Shop”, Startup Robomart is planning an automated vehicle from this spring Boston to roll. It should contain food that can be bought away from the car.
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The range of foodstuffs is provided by Stop & Shop. These include vegetables and fruits, as well as convenience items. Robomart brings its automated vehicle into the cooperation and the food is replenished by Stop and Shop. The order is made via app, then the car arrives. Per App, the doors are opened and so you can remove the desired products. After shopping, the doors are closed and the vehicle drives on.
The purchase is by means of RFID technology and camera surveillance. The invoice will then be sent by email. This development is also to be found in many a supermarket. Canteens could also thanks Artificial intelligence be equipped with the technology. One wants to follow the old tradition that the food is delivered.
This is a different way than the other food deliveries, which already has a number of pilot projects. Made the beginning ford With Domino’s Pizza or similarly, Toyota is planning to do it tooPizza Hut. One of the first services was also Nuro with the supermarket chain Kroger, Also Walmart now relies on delivery with autonomous vehicles. In addition, the subsidiary for autonomous driving of General Motors, Cruise Automation With DoorDash or Waymo jumped on the trendy train. Also in China and South Korea are there such concepts.
When such concepts can also be seen in Germany is unclear. But nothing is planned, as far as I know.
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