Domino's launches pizza delivery service on unmanned cars

In mid-August 2021, the pizza chain Domino's and developer unmanned vehicles Nuro launched a joint project to deliver pizza in Houston. To deliver orders will be - Nuro R2 the first fully self-driving machine for the delivery of goods, which received permission. United States Department of Transportation

Customers who, on certain days and hours, will place a prepaid order on the dominos.com site at Domino's Pizzeria in Woodland Heights will also be able to choose to deliver pizza using the Nuro R2 robot. Customers will then receive an alert that informs them of R2's location and provides a unique PIN to receive the order. Customers will also be able to track the car using GPS on the order confirmation page. When R2 arrives, customers will be asked to enter their PIN on the touch screen, and R2 doors will gently spread out so that the buyer can pick up their order.

Domino's launches pizza delivery service on unmanned cars Nuro R2

We are ready to introduce innovative technologies into the Domino delivery service and are already testing autonomous delivery using the Nuro unmanned vehicle in Houston, "explained Domino Senior Vice President and Director of Innovation Dennis Maloney. - Our brand still has a lot to learn about autonomous delivery, and this test program will allow us to better understand how customers interact with the robot and how this affects the store. Unmanned delivery will coexist with the usual courier system, and we will be able to better meet the needs of customers.

Nuro notes that unmanned delivery is a convenient, environmentally friendly and safe alternative to driving, which can make the streets safer and cities more liveable. Nuro unmanned vehicles are already in use in Texas, Arizona and California.^[1]

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