Groceries Delivered by Robot Is Like Living in the Future

All the hype surrounding autonomous vehicles could lead you to believe the technology's widespread use is right around the corner, but we're still years away from self-driving personal vehicles being a common sight. Autonomous service vehicles, on the other hand, may arrive sooner. Online retailer and delivery company Ocado, in conjunction with technology company Oxbotica and the borough of Greenwich, London, is in the process of testing a small fleet of CargoPods — self-driving delivery vehicles that will cut out the middleman and bring orders directly to your door. CargoPods complete the “last mile” of the delivery process, which means they're stocked in your local delivery area before being sent out, and aren't made for cross-country journeys.