21Dec/18Off
A Toaster on Wheels to Deliver Groceries? Self-Driving Tech Tests Practical Uses
Not even half the size of a Volkswagen Beetle, the toylike vehicle had no driver and no passengers. Instead, it held six bags of groceries from the Fry’s Food Store down the road. One observer oohed and aahed over how cute the car seemed.
Designed by a start-up called Nuro, the vehicle was making a test run as part of a partnership with Fry’s on an autonomous delivery service. Starting this week, Nuro said, two of these small, electric cars will chug along local streets at no faster than 25 miles an hour to deliver groceries to nearby homes.
See the full story here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/technology/driverless-mini-car-deliver-grocerieshtml