Technology News: Walmart partners with GM’s Cruise to test self-driving car deliveries

 

Walmart partners with GM’s Cruise to test self-driving car deliveries

By Reuters, November 10, 2020

https://nypost.com/2020/11/10/walmart-partners-with-gms-cruise-to-test-self-driving-car-deliveries/

A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors. Reuters photo 

Walmart is adding Cruise, a majority-owned affiliate of General Motors, to its roster of self-driving startup partners, in a pilot delivery program early next year in Scottsdale, Ariz., the retailer said on Tuesday.

Walmart previously has partnered with tech startups Flytrex, Nuro and Gatik on pilot delivery programs with drones and self-driving vehicles in several US locations, and with Ford Motor in a Miami delivery pilot.

Cruise has been testing its self-driving vehicles for several years in San Francisco, as well as Phoenix. In addition to robotaxis, it has provided automated grocery delivery services to residents in San Francisco.

Cruise Testing Fully Driverless Cars in San Francisco, Bloomberg Technology, Oct 15, 2020

Exclusive look at Cruise’s first fully driverless car, The Verge, Jan 21, 2020

Backed by Honda Motor, SoftBank Group and T. Rowe Price, Cruise told Reuters in an e-mail it is “laser-focused on making this first pilot successful with Walmart.”

Cruise did not say how many vehicles will be deployed in the Walmart pilot.

Walmart announced the latest partnership in a blog post early Tuesday.

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