You've just come back from a night out, you're tired, thirsty and desperately in need of a snack. You pull out your phone, click a button -- and a grocery store pulls up in front of you. 。
That's essentially the concept behind Moby Mart, an autonomous, self-driving grocery store on wheels. The firm behind it is a Swedish startup aptly named Wheelys Inc. 。
SEE ALSO:Google's autonomous car company is now testing out self-driving trucks 。The Moby Mart, which is about the size of small bus, carries a selection of everyday products like snacks, meals, basic groceries, and even shoes. 。
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To use the store, you download an app, register as a customer and use your phone to unlock the door.。
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As you leave the store, sensors automatically track your exit and purchases are charged to your credit card. 。
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For now, the trial prototype is static -- based permanently in a carpark -- but the company says that it is currently working with tech companies to develop its self-driving technology.。
Future Moby Mart will be even smarter 。
Future Moby Mart will be even smarter 。
One day, you'll be able to order a Moby right to your door.。
If the store starts to run low on goods, it will be able to drive its way back to base to be re-stocked, or get replenished from another nearby Moby Mart. 。 The Moby Mart is planned to have drones on its roof, which will take off with smaller items to bring them right to your doorstep. 。
The Moby Mart is planned to have drones on its roof, which will take off with smaller items to bring them right to your doorstep. 。
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"We've tested it [the prototype] on the roads around our assembly plant and in the campus area at Hefei University," Wheelys co-founder Per Cromwell told news outlet 。
news.com.au.。
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