Pizza lovers in Houston have an entirely new delivery option the next time cravings strike: delivery by robot vehicle.
Domino's is piloting a new autonomous delivery service in the Texas city using self-driving delivery company Nuro's R2, a completely autonomous, occupantless on-road delivery vehicle approved by the US Department of Transportation.
Select customers who place a prepaid website order from a Domino's store in Houston's Woodland Heights can choose to have their order delivered by R2, and they'll then receive text alerts updating them on R2′s location. They can also track the vehicle via GPS on their order confirmation page. Once R2 arrives, customers will be prompted to enter a unique PIN on the bot's touchscreen, which will signal R2 to open and deliver their order.
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