Yahoo Finance UBER Launches Autonomous Food Delivery Pilot in California
Uber Technologies UBER and Motional, a driverless technology company, have launched a pilot program for autonomous food deliveries on the Uber Eats platform in Santa Monica, CA. With delivery demand rapidly growing, UBER’s move to launch autonomous services is prudent.
The partnership between Uber and Motional was first announced last December, marking the first on-road autonomous vehicle pilot on the Uber Eats network.
As part of the pilot, Motional is operating its all-electric IONIQ 5 vehicles to conduct end-to-end food deliveries. Participating merchants will receive a notification upon the arrival of Motional’s autonomous vehicle at the designated pick-up location. Merchants will have to place the order in a specially-designed compartment in the backseat of the vehicle. Similarly, the customer will also be alerted when the order arrives at the drop-off location. The customer can unlock the vehicle door through the Uber eats app and collect the order from the backseat.
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The pilot project will help both Uber and Motional to learn about the integration of their technologies and consumer demand. It will also allow them to know about the additional autonomy features that might be needed to enable smooth autonomous deliveries. UBER plans to roll out the autonomous food-delivery service in Los Angeles and other cities in the near future.
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