Kroger Expands Grocery Deliveries In Unmanned Vehicles

Kroger is expanding its autonomous grocery delivery service into Houston following its launch in Arizona last year.

Groceries will be delivered in Nuro’s self-driving robotic vehicles. Customers can place orders from two of the 102 Houston Kroger stores seven days a week.

Grocery orders can be scheduled for same-day or next-day delivery by Nuro’s fleet of self-driving vehicles, for a $6 flat fee with no minimum order.

"Our Arizona pilot program confirmed the flexibility and benefits provided by autonomous vehicles and how much customers are open to more innovative solutions," stated Yael Cosset, Kroger's chief digital officer. "It's always been our shared vision to scale this initiative to new markets, using world-changing technology. The launch is one more way we are committed to sustainably providing our customers with anything, anytime and anywhere, the way they want it."

Earlier this year, Softbank invested $940 million in Nuro.

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  1. R MARK REASBECK from www.USAonly.US , March 14, 2019 at 9:59 p.m.

    "Our Arizona pilot program confirmed the flexibility and benefits provided by autonomous vehicles and how much customers are open to more innovative solutions," stated Yael Cosset, Kroger's chief digital officer.


    1-  Mr Cosset must be a brother in law to a Kroger Exec who found him a made up job/title.

    2-  "customers are open to more innovative solutions,"  When did grocery shopping become so complicated that we all have demanded  "innovative solutions"?   Solutions to what problem?  maybe the problem is so many people have their face glued to a smart(?)-phone that they need "innovative' ways to get their food home without leaving the comfort of their facebook screen.  Soooooooo home delivery is the answer, BUT, what makes a difference is when it's delivered, there is no pesky driver to maybe have  interaction with and God-forbid forfiet a complimentary gratuity.

    3-  Houston has 8929 square miles of city.  Kroger has 102 stores.  2 of them offer the Gro-cart.  How is that service to the public?  I think we need an "innovative solution" to the shortage of Gro-carts, FACEBOOKERS will suffer.  At a maximum of 25 MPH, that ain't gonna get a lot ice cream and Kale in very good shape to "confirm the flexibility and bennefits" to their customers.  They want their Insta-Graham Crackers, NOW.

    4  -When the novelty wears off, or these Nerd-o Gro-carts get their groceries hacked, this will just fade away.......CONFIRMED!!!

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