Ford's self-driving cars may have delivery robots because humans are too lazy

FoxNews.com/auto ^ | May 22, 2019 | Gary Gastelu | Fox News

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Ford is developing self-driving delivery vehicles it plans to launch in 2021, but there’s a problem.

If there isn’t a driver, who’s going to bring the package or pizza to your door?

In tests with faux-autonomous Domino's Pizza cars, Ford discovered that a lot of people were simply too lazy to make the trip to the curb to get their orders from the car themselves, so it came up with the obvious solution: robots.

The automaker has teamed up with Agility Robotics to field trial a humanoid robot that can unload and carry as much as 40 pounds to its final destination. ..."

The faceless creation is equipped with a Lidar puck on top that scans the area as it unloads a box and walks to the front door of a home, avoiding obstacles and climbing stairs along the way.

The robot is linked to the car’s powerful cloud-connected computer system to help it process all the data required to navigate and sends a text when it drops the package off.

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My audio at the moment isn't working. So I don't have any idea what the robot is doing here. Looks like he was searching for a place to go to the bathroom.

[DivineMomentsOfTruth]

LOL.. That thing would freak me out. It looks like a demented grasshopper!

[bgill]

Do you have to tip the robot?

[ZOOKER]

A 20K robot delivering a $5 pizza?
That’s a lot of trips before you see a profit.
BTW - I don’t tip machines

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[Mr. K]

one year salary

[sparklite2]

Robot: What, no tip?
Man: Tip? You saving up for something?
Robot: Yes, as a matter of fact, I am.
Man: What could a robot possibly buy?
Robot: I’ve had my eye on a little Worx weed trimmer.
Man: What on earth for?
Robot: What else? A little trim.

[Carriage Hill]

“...a lot of people were simply too lazy to make the trip to the curb to get their orders from the car themselves...”

Drop the pre-paid pizza at the curb. Let ‘em starve if they can’t waddle out to get it.

[a fool in paradise]

>>Do you have to tip the robot?

Of course. You tip cows, don't you?

[Larry Lucido]

So while the robot is out of the van, do two other robots steal the rest of the pizzas?

Or do real people still do that?

[a fool in paradise]

Hell no. We are being “told” that there is an energy crisis and we must conserve electricity (for cars) and go without air conditioning and rooms full of lighting.

I’m not sweating in the dark for a damned delivery bot to populate the Earth.

[Kenny Bania]

In tests with faux-autonomous Domino's Pizza cars, Ford discovered that a lot of people were simply too lazy to make the trip to the curb to get their orders from the car themselves

SMH. Doesn't surprise me.

[DivineMomentsOfTruth]

LOL! 😄

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Well, at least with robots you don't have to worry about them goofing off or drinking on the job!

[a fool in paradise]

>>Well, at least with robots you don’t have to worry about them goofing off or drinking on the job!

[a fool in paradise]

Frozen pizza from the grocer as at least as dependable as Domino’s. #ChangeMyMind

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Do you have to tip the robot?

Not necessary.

[raybbr]

The pizza will get cold by the time that thing gets to the door.

[Califreak]

Isn’t not having to go outside the point of delivery?