Autonomous Trucks
The supermarket giant will deploy autonomous box trucks from autonomous vehicle supplier Gatik into the “middle mile” of one of its next-generation fulfillment networks. The medium-duty autonomous trucks will transport fresh products from a Kroger customer fulfillment center (CFC) in Dallas to multiple grocery stores in that market. Canadian grocer Loblaw also uses some self-driving Gatik trucks to help fulfill its PC Express BOPIS orders. CFCs serve as hubs for the flexible, vertically integrated Kroger Delivery network, which also includes smaller automated facilities and spoke locations. Once completed, orders are loaded into a temperature-controlled Kroger delivery van, which can store up to 20 orders.