Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery Stores

Re:Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery S... by breadwinner on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @07:25PM (#39911950)

I wonder if the same "tech" could be used for "self-driving" cars.

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Re:Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery S... by FourOnTheFloor on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @08:00PM (#39912162)

"Unidentified item in driving area. Calling police."

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Re:Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery S... by yjftsjthsd-h on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @09:08PM (#39912603)

I'm pretty sure this idea has been kicked around, and is generally seen as not-super-useful because it requires a perfectly reliable low-latency connection.

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Re:Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery S... by Fricken on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @09:37PM (#39912738)

Phantom Auto did this. They had cars ferrying people around CES 2018 in Vegas driven by remote drivers in LA. Apparently the company folded just a few weeks ago.

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Re:Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery S... by gitaarik on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @02:04AM (#39914119)

To solve this issue you can integrate the person into the car.

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Re:Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery S... by crimony on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @03:25AM (#39914527)

Conjoiner Drives come to mind...

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Re:Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery S... by bombcar on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @12:01PM (#39919156)

Now I'm imagining hiding drivers under the hood, or in a car following ...

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