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Domino’s will start delivering pizzas via an autonomous robot this fall

Customers will be able to track their order through the company’s app like an Uber.

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June 17, 2019 at 3:53 p.m. EDT
Robotics company Nuro's electric, self-driving vehicles have been delivering groceries to customers in Phoenix and Houston. Now the Silicon Valley start-up’s autonomous, unmanned vehicles have announced plans for a new mission: delivering Domino’s pizzas to customers. ((Photo courtesy of Nuro) /(Photo courtesy of Nuro))

For months now, the robotics company Nuro has been using electric, self-driving vehicles to deliver groceries to Kroger customers in Phoenix and Houston.

Now the Silicon Valley start-up’s autonomous, unmanned vehicles — which resemble a giant pill bug on wheels and can reach 25 mph as they operate on major roadways alongside cars — have announced plans for a new mission: delivering Domino’s pizzas to customers.