The #CityofTomorrow may potentially hold a very special delivery from #Ford and @Dominos. #pizzautonomy?? https://t.co/vhFb6qFYHA
— Ford Motor Company (@Ford) August 29, 2017
This September, Domino's customers in Ann Arbor may be getting a special delivery from a Ford Fusion Hybrid—one with no driver!
Ford has been developing autonomous systems for the Fusion Hybrid for several years, testing it in all sorts of conditions, including snow. This is the first time the company has paired up with a food delivery service to be tested with real customers.
"The majority of our questions are about the last 50 feet of the delivery experience," said Russell Weiner, president of Domino’s USA. "For instance, how will customers react to coming outside to get their food? We need to make sure the interface is clear and simple. We need to understand if a customer's experience is different if the car is parked in the driveway versus next to the curb. All of our testing research is focused on our goal to someday make deliveries with self-driving vehicles as seamless and customer-friendly as possible."
Will Traverse City see its own self-driving delivery cars soon? We'll certainly keep you posted. For now, check out the dozens of semi-autonomous driver assist features in available in the 2017 Ford Fusion!
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