CINCINNATI and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co.
(NYSE: KR) and Nuro today announced Scottsdale, Arizona as the city for their
self-driving grocery delivery pilot.
Earlier this summer, Kroger, America's largest supermarket
retailer, and Nuro, maker of the world's first driverless delivery
vehicle, announced a partnership to begin testing grocery delivery
using Nuro's robots. Through the new self-driving delivery
vehicles, customers will receive their groceries at their curb –
safely and quickly.
Pilot Details:
Where: Fry's Food Stores
(single location): 7770 East McDowell Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85257
When: Customers can place
delivery orders starting Thursday, August
16
How: Customers shop via
frysfood.com or the Fry's Food Stores mobile app and place their
order based on slot availability
What: Grocery orders can be
scheduled for same-day or next-day delivery by Nuro's fleet of
self-driving vehicles
Price: $5.95 flat fee; no minimum order
"Scottsdale is proud to be the
home of Kroger and Nuro's partnership," said Scottsdale Mayor Jim
Lane. "We welcome innovative technology that can benefit the
lives of Scottsdale residents. We
feel this partnership holds tremendous potential and promise, and
offers our residents real, not-yet-experienced convenience for
everyday routines."
"We're excited to launch our autonomous vehicle delivery pilot
with Fry's in Scottsdale," said
Kroger Chief Digital Officer Yael
Cosset. "Kroger wants to bring more customers the
convenience of affordable grocery delivery, and our pilot with Nuro
will help us test and learn to understand customer acceptance of
autonomous vehicles in our seamless offering. We thank Arizona Governor Doug
Ducey, Scottsdale Mayor
Jim Lane, and the Scottsdale community for being terrific
partners and for supporting customer-focused innovation."
"Arizona is home to some of the
most innovative autonomous vehicle testing," said Nuro Co-Founder
Dave Ferguson. "We're proud to
contribute and turn our vision for local commerce into a real,
accessible service that residents of Scottsdale can use immediately. Our goal is to
save people time, while operating safely and learning how we can
further improve the experience."
Nuro will begin the pilot using its self-driving Toyota Prius
fleet and will introduce its custom R1 driverless vehicle this
fall.
Click here to access photography and video of the R1 driverless
vehicle.
About Kroger
At The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are
dedicated to our Purpose: to Feed the Human
SpiritTM. We are nearly half a million associates
who serve over nine million customers daily through a seamless
digital shopping experience and 2,779 retail food stores under a
variety of banner names, serving America through food inspiration
and uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025.
To learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor relations
site.
About Nuro
Nuro combines software and hardware
expertise to design and build products that accelerate the benefits
of robotics for everyday life. Nuro's first product is a
self-driving vehicle designed for local goods transportation. The
company is led by world-renowned experts in robotics, artificial
intelligence and computer vision. Privately held, Nuro powers
partnerships with local businesses seeking new ways to cost
effectively transport goods and create new experiences for their
customers. For more information, visit https://nuro.ai/arizona.
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SOURCE The Kroger Co.