Domino’s Is Testing Self-Driving<br />Pizza Delivery Robots.<br />Domino’s is stepping into the autonomous<br />delivery future with robotics company Nuro.<br />The pizza chain is testing out Nuro’s independent<br />R2 robots as self-driving pizza delivery robots at<br />one of their Houston, Texas, locations. .<br />Their R2s are the first fully autonomous delivery<br />vehicles to be approved for the open road by the<br />U.S. Department of Transportation.<br />Here’s how it works: customers ordering from the designated<br />test location can opt in to have their food delivered via robot. .<br />The R2 vehicle is then loaded with the<br />customer’s pizza and sent on its way.<br />The customer is able to track the<br />robot’s travels on their phone.<br />Once the R2 has arrived, the customer<br />plugs their unique PIN number into the robot’s<br />built-in keypad and retrieves their order.<br />In a statement, Domino’s Senior Vice President<br />Dennis Maloney described the program as an opportunity for<br />the brand to learn about the “autonomous delivery space.” .<br />There is still so much for our brand to<br />learn about the autonomous delivery space.<br />This program will allow us to better<br />understand how customers respond to the<br />deliveries, how they interact with the robot<br />and how it affects store operations, Dennis Maloney, via Thrillist
