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7-Eleven and Nuro Team
Up to Launch First
Commercial Autonomous
Delivery Service in California
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7-Eleven and Nuro
to Offer Mountain View, CA Residents
On-Demand Delivery
Using Autonomous Vehicles
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Austin,
TX – December 2021 / Newsmaker Alert / 7-Eleven,
Inc. is bringing a futuristic innovation to Mountain View, CA, customers
by piloting autonomous delivery with Nuro,
a robotics company transforming local commerce with autonomous vehicles.
In collaboration with Nuro, 7-Eleven is launching the first autonomous
commercial delivery in the state of California, enabling its customers
in the service area to order through the 7NOW® delivery app to have
their products delivered via bot.
“7-Eleven
has owned and defined convenience since 1927,” said Raghu Mahadevan, 7-Eleven
Chief Digital Officer. “Our first foray into autonomous delivery was in
2016 when 7-Eleven became the first retailer in the U.S. to make a drone
delivery to a customer’s house. Since then, we haven’t stopped looking
for ways to redefine convenience for our customers inside and outside the
four walls of our stores. Fast forward to 2021, and we are pushing the
boundaries of innovation even further to provide customers with the first
commercial autonomous delivery service in California. I can’t wait to see
where we go from here.”
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Here’s
how it works:
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Get
Started: Download the 7NOW delivery app through Google Play, the Apple
App Store or visit 7NOW.com.
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Order:
Browse the app to purchase favorites like pizza, chips, beverages, household
items and more. Add items to your shopping cart, begin the checkout process,
and choose autonomous delivery. Autonomous vehicle deliveries are available
daily from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. PT at no additional charge for customers
in Mountain View, CA.
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Enjoy:
The 7NOW delivery app will send updates as the order is processed, and
orders will arrive in approximately 30 minutes. Simply meet the autonomous
vehicle outside, grab your items from the back of the vehicle and enjoy.
Nuro will
begin this delivery service with its autonomous Priuses and later introduce
R2 bots, the company’s autonomous robots that are custom-built to transport
products and goods without any occupants in the vehicle. Nuro became the
first autonomous vehicle company to receive a deployment permit from the
California DMV in December, 2020, enabling the launch of this inaugural
commercial delivery service in the state in collaboration with 7-Eleven.
“Residents
in the state of California – a major hub of innovation – have never been
able to experience the commercial delivery of goods by an autonomous vehicle.
Nuro is teaming up with 7-Eleven to change that,” said Jiajun Zhu, Nuro
CEO and Co-Founder. “We’ve always wanted to bring Nuro’s autonomous delivery
to our local community and to our neighbors. We couldn’t be more excited
to do this with an iconic neighborhood store like 7-Eleven in our hometown,
Mountain View.”
Introduced
in late 2017, 7NOW® Delivery is available throughout the U.S. and offers
real-time tracking that lets customers know when to expect their orders,
typically in 30 minutes. The 7NOW app can be downloaded from the App
Store or Google
Play, or by visiting 7NOW.com.
*Age-restricted
items (alcohol, tobacco products, lottery tickets) are not available in
autonomous delivery orders.
*All
of Nuro's Priuses will include an autonomous vehicle operator in the driver
seat to monitor the technology and ensure an optimal delivery experience
as the service is introduced in the Mountain View area.
About
7-Eleven, Inc.
7-Eleven,
Inc. is the premier name and largest chain in the convenience-retailing
industry. They don’t like to brag, but they invented convenience stores.
For real. Google it. Based in Irving, Texas, 7-Eleven operates, franchises
and/or licenses more than 77,000 stores in 16 countries and regions, including
nearly 16,000 in North America. 7–Eleven, Inc. operates Speedway®,
Stripes®, Laredo
Taco Company® and Raise
the Roost® Chicken and Biscuits locations. Known for its iconic
brands such as Slurpee®, Big Bite® and Big Gulp®, 7-Eleven
has expanded into high-quality sandwiches, salads, side dishes, cut fruit
and protein boxes, as well as pizza, chicken wings and mini beef tacos.
Mmmmm, tacos. 7-Eleven offers customers industry-leading private brand
products under the 7-Select™ brand including healthy options, decadent
treats and everyday favorites at an outstanding value. Customers can earn
and redeem points on various items in stores nationwide through its 7Rewards®
loyalty program with more than 50 million members, place an order in the
7NOW® delivery app in over 1,300 cities, or rely on 7-Eleven for bill
payment service, self-service lockers and other convenient services. Find
out more online at www.7-Eleven.com,
via the 7Rewards customer loyalty platform on the 7-Eleven mobile app,
or on social media at Facebook,
Twitter
and Instagram.
About
Nuro
Nuro
exists to better everyday life through robotics. The company’s custom electric
autonomous vehicles are designed to bring the things you need—from produce
to prescriptions—right to your home. Nuro’s autonomous delivery can give
you valuable time back and more freedom to do what you love. This convenient,
eco-friendly, safe alternative to driving can make streets safer and cities
more livable. Nuro has brought autonomous
delivery to local communities in Texas, Arizona, and California—for less
driving and more thriving.
Contact:
Stephanie
Shaw
7-Eleven,
Inc.
972-828-5837 |
