Even Amazon and many other e-commerce platforms are working towards taking the autonomous route as well. We are certainly moving towards a future where autonomous vehicles are being used for deliveries at one’s doorstep. This program will allow us to better understand how customers respond to the deliveries, how they interact with the robot and how it affects store operations.” Dominos’ willingness to incorporate R2 into their service is a testament to their commitment to innovation. A few years ago, Domino’s sought to get ahead of the possibilities in autonomous delivery by experimenting with Ford to produce a customized Fusion that drove autonomously with a human safety. Customers who order online from Domino's website. start-up Nuro is to begin delivering Dominos pizzas to select customers in Houston via its robotic R2 vehicle. Once R2 arrives, customers will be prompted to enter their PIN on the bot’s touchscreen.ĭennis Maloney, Domino’s senior vice president and chief innovation officer said, “There is still so much for our brand to learn about the autonomous delivery space. Domino's announced on Monday that it is teaming up with Nuro, a startup focused on autonomous deliveries, on a new pilot program in Houston, Texas. Nuro is a California-based startup company that uses AI technology to develop electric vehicles for autonomous delivery. R2’s doors will then gently open upward, revealing the customer’s order. Google Finance reports Domino’s Pizza has a market cap of 15.15 billion. Once R2 arrives, customers will be prompted to enter their PIN on the bot’s touchscreen. Customers may also track the vehicle via GPS on their order confirmation page.
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Then customers who are selected will receive text alerts, which will update them on R2’s location and provide them with a unique PIN to retrieve their order. In this process, first, select customers who place a prepaid website order from the participating Domino’s store can opt to have their order delivered by R2. Last April, Nuro said it would use its vehicles to transport medical supplies around two California stadiums that were converted into treatment facilities for patients with COVID-19. Nuro vehicles are already being used for grocery deliveries and deliveries from CVS Pharmacy stores in Houston.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.Indian Crypto Wallet ZebPay launches Lending Service based on Crypto Assets Nuro, founded by two former Google engineers in 2016, previously raised $940 million from the SoftBank Vision Fund. In 2017, Dominos used a self-driving Ford Fusion hybrid to deliver pizzas to customers in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and in 2013 piloted pizza delivery via drone in the United Kingdom. "Nuro and Domino's have taken a measured approach to prioritize a smooth and safe deployment," Leipold said. Nuro and Domino's had said in 2019 they expected to launch robot pizza delivery late that year. "Houston's roadways create challenging scenarios for our technology to work with," Leipold added.
city, has one of the country's highest road fatality rates. Leipold said Nuro, which has already partnered with retailers Kroger Co, Walmart Inc and CVS Health Corp to deliver groceries and prescriptions, said its weekly deliveries had nearly tripled in the first three months of the pandemic.
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"It's generally difficult for large companies to hire enough drivers to fill their delivery demand," Leipold said in an emailed statement to Reuters. Customers will have to place a prepaid order on Domino’s website for delivery from the chain’s Woodland Heights location.
The delivery service will begin at a Domino's outlet in Houston before expanding to serve customers in many other locations as part of a long-term partnership, said Cosimo Leipold, Nuro's head of partner relations. Domino’s Pizza is piloting driverless delivery with Nuro in Houston. Nuro recently secured a $500 million including an equity investment from Woven Capital, the mobility investment arm of a Toyota Motor Corp subsidiary, which made its total valuation more than $5 billion, a person familiar with the matter said.
As another first for the company, Nuro’s R2 completed the. clearance last year to start unmanned delivery services. In 2020, Nuro began testing its second-generation EV, the R2, which you may have seen delivering Dominos to Houston residents on TV. Beginning this week, select customers who place a prepaid order on on certain days and. With small, low-speed vehicles to carry packages instead of people, Nuro has been pulling ahead of other autonomous vehicle startups in gaining regulatory approvals. Domino’s and Nuro are launching autonomous pizza delivery in Houston, beginning this week. Domino's Pizza Inc and Nuro Inc, a Silicon Valley startup, said on Monday they will launch a robotic pizza delivery service in Houston this week as they seek to satisfy increasing online orders during the pandemic.
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