Need Some Milk? Driverless Cars Start Delivering Groceries

Need Some Milk? Driverless Cars Start Delivering Groceries
The Kroger Co. shows an autonomous vehicle called the R1. Nuro and grocery chain Kroger are teaming up to bring unmanned delivery service to customers in Scottsdale, Ariz. The Kroger Co/AP
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The nation’s largest grocery chain stepped into the driverless delivery market on Dec. 18, bringing milk, eggs, and other items to a customer’s home in a vehicle with nobody at the wheel.

Although limited to delivering within about a mile of one Arizona supermarket owned by Kroger Co., it represents the latest step for industries trying to lower delivery costs of everyday items and those trying to launch self-driving cars on public roads.