Domino’s Is Testing Self-Driving Robots That Will Deliver Pizza Right To Your Door

Domino's is ready to change the pizza delivery game and they plan on doing it by rolling out one delivery robot at a time. Though the brand is already known for being a trendsetter with last year's film fest, their "rain check registry" for weddings that needed to be rescheduled due to COVID-19, 2016's pizza delivery drone, and even 2015's futuristic delivery cars, it's this year's rollout of street-legal robot cars that will probably take the cake. And I'm not even mad at it.

The delivery robot was made in partnership with robotics company Nuro and it will be the first US Department of Transportation-approved, driverless, fully autonomous delivery vehicle to hit the streets. Kicking off its first route in Houston, the new vessel will give customers—ones who place pre-paid orders through the brand's website—the ability to choose whether they want their food delivered via robot.

After the order is ready to go at the Domino's location, a worker will load it into the R2 robot vehicle and send it off to you for delivery. Once it gets there, customers will enter a unique PIN number that was provided (presumably during online checkout) on the robot's built-in keypad. Afterward, a door will open and you'll be able to enjoy your pizza wherever and however you'd like. No, really. It's that simple.

If you're in Houston and are ready to order from your local Domino's to get this experience, you may want to keep reading on because you may not be eligible quite yet. Though Domino's hopes to rollout the robot delivery service nationwide soon, this futuristic program is only currently located at the 3209 Houston Ave. location in the historic Woodland Heights neighborhood of H-Town. But that doesn't mean your neighborhood isn't up next. So if you see a Domino's branded robot car driving around, just know it's your city's time to shine!

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