Autonomous Pizza Delivery Vans Might Soon Be A Thing
Worried that real life is just becoming ever more like a creepy episode of Black Mirror? You may want to look away now - unintentionally echoing a recent installment of the darkly comic Netflix series, Toyota has just revealed an autonomous vehicle that could one day deliver you takeaway pizza.
The Japanese carmaker unveiled the ‘e-Palette Concept Vehicle’ at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, while also announcing a series of ‘e-Palette Alliance’ launch partners including Amazon, DiDi, Mazda, Uber, and yes, Pizza Hut.
The e-Palette will be available in various different lengths from four to seven metres, with what Toyota describes as a “flat and extensive barrier free interior space layout” giving ultimate flexibility. You could leave it empty to leave space for parcel parcels, stick some seats in for the sake of ride sharing, or fill it with takeaway pizzas. The prospect of the vehicle cooking said pizzas en-route doesn’t seem to be beyond the realms of possibility. It’s a brave new world…
Excited by the idea of your next takeaway order being brought to you autonomously? Don’t get too ahead of yourself, as Toyota won’t start testing the e-Palette system until “the early 2020s.” The US will be one of several testing regions, and the firm may use the platform for “mobility solutions” during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
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Looks like the vehicel from iRobot
pizza dilevery car closes the road on Will Smith and throws pizza on him trying to kill him
As soon as I saw it I looked for your comment lol
As long as its hot when it arrives, im happy
Or driving billboards
Toyota CEO:ok we teased car people with a supra sucessor production date which i’m planning to delay for another couple of years, what do we do??
Chief designer: makes another generation of the prius, and makes a big box on wheels which can drive itself.
BTW Its a nice idea somehow.
Meanwhile we’re still trying to fight obesity as it’s still growing… and people wonder why.
the only thing causing obesity is lack of self-control and personal responsibility. People aren’t fat because of fast food companies are around, fast food companies are around because people are fat.
it’s cause murica be buying more dem big macs
I want my pizza to be delivered in this!
Or this!
Looks cool i don’t mind if i get pizza with this and i will drive my self my own cars anyways.
This was already a thing. Where I live dominoes has had a self driving delivery car in testing since the early summer.
It’s shape somehow reminds me of a toaster.
“somehow”
In the near future, this will happen.
Deja Vu
i have drifted on both lanes before