The future is now, and it’s happening at Texans’ favorite grocery store.
Shoppers at a Central East Austin are in for a special delivery from H-E-B after the San Antonio-based grocer partnered with Austin autonomous vehicle company Avride to launch delivery robots for smaller-scale orders. A company spokesperson confirmed to MySA the robots are part of a pilot program that launched at H-E-B’s Mueller store last month.
The robots can handle up to 10 small items per trip and operate from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day, with the delivery bots featuring insulated compartments that can help separate hot food from cold or frozen items. The deliveries are limited to customers living within Austin’s mixed used, masterplanned Mueller District, with a service radius capped at roughly one mile…