Look out Houston pals

[charliedid]

Autonomous grocery delivery is so weird.

[chazzwazzer]

Knowing Walmart, I’m surprised that thing isn’t overflowing with enough plastic bags to hold every individual item.

[buckfifty]

I bike around Houston and its neighboring areas. The crazy, aggressive drivers are more worrisome to me than driverless vehicles tbh

[Duende]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

Walmart is launching driverless grocery delivery in 2020 to select Houston customers.

eek.

i didnt think we were there yet with autonomous vehicles.

be careful out there all!

https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/10/...eries-houston/

Looks like they got their Xmas wish!! An employee that doesn’t seek healthcare!

[fiamme red]

https://www.reuters.com/business/aut...sj-2021-04-18/

Two men died after a Tesla vehicle, which was believed to be operating without anyone in the driver's seat, crashed into a tree on Saturday night north of Houston, authorities said.

“There was no one in the driver’s seat," Sgt. Cinthya Umanzor of the Harris County Constable Precinct 4 said.

The 2019 Tesla Model S was traveling at a high rate of speed, when it failed to negotiate a curve and went off the roadway, crashing to a tree and bursting into flames, local television station KHOU-TV said...

[rnhood]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

https://www.reuters.com/business/aut...sj-2021-04-18/

They must have been testing out Tesla's new "Full Self Driving" feature.

[unterhausen]

Hate to defend Tesla, who I consider to be particularly irresponsible about this subject. Apparently the car only went a few hundred feet, wouldn't have started without someone in the drivers seat, and wouldn't have been in self driving mode on that street. I'm waiting for more info.

My theory is they were trying to find a door that would open so they could get out

[C40_guy]

Originally Posted by smontanaro

As an aging roadie, I can't wait for autonomous vehicles. If nothing else, they don't stare at their damn phones all the time, nor do they drink and drive or suffer from road rage.

As an aging roadie turned trail runner (in part due to increasing safety concerns), I have to say I don't really trust automomous vehicles to "see" me on the road. Oh, and will the Tesla, Volvo, Audi and Kia software all perform equally well?

I don't think so...

[m_sasso]

I see these as launching a whole new breed of stage coach robbers.

[livingminimal]

Originally Posted by C40_guy

As an aging roadie turned trail runner (in part due to increasing safety concerns), I have to say I don't really trust automomous vehicles to "see" me on the road. Oh, and will the Tesla, Volvo, Audi and Kia software all perform equally well?

I don't think so...

Pretty much why I have quit road cycling. I am running now too.

[C40_guy]

I just don't get the premise of autonomous grocery delivery. Are we so effing lazy that we can't wander the store aisles and select our own produce?

This is sad.

I mean, I get autonomous vehicles. Most people are bad drivers. And they are better off *not* actually driving.

But autonomous groceries? Hard pass. Selling the stock short, if I could find it...

[BobbyJones]

Has there been an update on this in use?

We keep hearing these stories about autonomous vehicles then squat. Except for the occasional Tesla crash or a ride sharing service runs someone over.

I remember when Freightliner introduced the Inspiration something like 6 years ago. Can't find ANY news on it much after the launch.

Can't figure out if this stuff is vaporware or quietly chugging away in the background.

[livingminimal]

Originally Posted by C40_guy

I just don't get the premise of autonomous grocery delivery. Are we so effing lazy that we can't wander the store aisles and select our own produce?

This is sad.

I mean, I get autonomous vehicles. Most people are bad drivers. And they are better off *not* actually driving.

But autonomous groceries? Hard pass. Selling the stock short, if I could find it...

There are people that are housebound for various reasons.
We are currently in a pandemic and a lot of people are vulnerable to this disease.

So yes, there is a place for grocery delivery and some people aren't "lazy" but incapable.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by C40_guy

I just don't get the premise of autonomous grocery delivery. Are we so effing lazy that we can't wander the store aisles and select our own produce?

This is sad.

I mean, I get autonomous vehicles. Most people are bad drivers. And they are better off *not* actually driving.

But autonomous groceries? Hard pass. Selling the stock short, if I could find it...

Why yes, 'we' are...the 'average' American IS incredibly lazy, entitled, selfish, putdescriptorhere, etc, etc...

And even with the pandemic..there are MANY home delivery options for those why can't get into a store but geez..use a person, who needs the job..