Albertsons Companies, owners of the Safeway grocery chain, will test remote-controlled delivery robots from Tortoise. The test of the zero-emission carts will take place at a Safeway store in Northern California.
The cart, which can carry up to 120 pounds of groceries in four lockable containers, will travel at an average speed of 3 mph and be powered by an electric battery. The vehicle’s containers can support ambient temperatures, chilled or frozen. When the cart arrives at a home, the...