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Ordered home delivery? A robot could be coming to your front door.

Original post made on Apr 28, 2020

Delivery robots might become the new norm during the COVID-19 pandemic. One Mountain View robotics startup is set to deploy its driverless vehicles on local streets as part of a new service to make contactless deliveries.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 1:17 PM

Comments (4)

Posted by Rodger
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Apr 28, 2020 at 5:59 pm

These should be quiet and safe, for the food at least.
I am hoping that these street and sidewalk delivery robots will take over this market before flying drones get started, I hate buzzing drones and think they should bannef banned in cities except for public safety use like fire and police activities


Posted by Rick
a resident of Rex Manor
on Apr 29, 2020 at 12:46 am

It says maximum speed 25 mph and the next sentence says 35 mph. Am I missing something?


Posted by BDBD
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Apr 29, 2020 at 10:03 am

@Rick, they will drive 25mph or slower on streets with speed limits of 35 mph or less.


Posted by John
a resident of another community
on Apr 29, 2020 at 10:04 am

100% agree with Rodger's comment


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