This futuristic car could solve a multibillion-dollar problem facing Amazon, Walmart, and Target

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December 2, 2018 4:47 PM

The company behind Walmart's pickup towers has developed a self-driving car that delivers packages to homes and businesses without human intervention.

The car has a robotic arm.

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The car uses a robotic arm to place the packages in pickup lockers outside homes and businesses. Eventually, it will be able to deliver to mailboxes and pickup towers as well.
Autonomous delivery could be a boon for retailers, which have seen shipping costs balloon in recent years.

The company behind Walmart's pickup towers has developed a self-driving car that could upend the last-mile delivery industry.

The car, called Lotte, is a robotic courier. It autonomously transports packages to homes and businesses and uses a robotic arm to place the packages in a pickup locker. Eventually, it will be able to deliver packages to mailboxes and pickup towers as well.

The Lotte, designed by Estonia-based technology firm Cleveron, is among the only self-driving delivery vehicles that can complete deliveries without any human intervention.