Canada’s largest grocer is rolling out fully autonomous delivery vehicles—without a human “safety driver”—on roads in Toronto and surrounding suburbs.
Loblaw Companies Ltd. and its partner in the initiative, artificial intelligence tech company Gatik, announced on Oct. 5 that this is the first time in Canada that there will be delivery vehicles without a safety driver on board.
“Autonomous delivery enables Loblaw to operate more routes and make more frequent trips, establishing a supply chain that is safer, more sustainable and more resilient,” the company said in a press release.
Since January 2020, Loblaw and Gatik have been doing autonomous deliveries with a human safety driver on board….