Walmart is already using autonomous delivery vehicles without safety drivers, the retail behemoth revealed today, though don’t expect one to turn up outside your house any time soon. Instead, the fully driverless trucks – which have been operating for several months now – are filling in an altogether more predictable route, shuttling groceries between a fulfillment center and a nearby grocery store. .
“Gatik focuses exclusively on fixed, repeatable delivery routes to maximize safety, using proprietary, commercial-grade autonomous technology that is purpose built for B2B short-haul logistics,” the company explains.
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