On: Self-driving technology is going to change more th...

[no1youknowz]

In the not too distant future. It will be something more akin to:

1) Fridge finds several items low and proceeds to order groceries.

2) Website schedules car to be driven to store.

3) Store Robot packs groceries and finds car in car-park.

4) Negotiation between Car and Robot occurs, groceries placed in trunk.

5) Car drives off home.

6) Car notifies domestic robot that groceries have arrived.

7) Groceries put into fridge by domestic robot.

8) Lazy human requests that domestic robot gets them a can of beer. Unaware that the whole process occurred.

[tomatotomato37 → no1youknowz]

Let's be realistic here

1) Fridge finds several items completely empty and proceeds to order groceries at markup

2) Website schedules car to be driven to store at 2:00 am based on federal congestion laws regarding autonomous vehicles

3) Next day at opening store robot takes groceries packed by union worker to car park queue, gets around to your vehicle an hour later

4) Negotiation between Car, Robot, and rent-seeking middleman occurs, groceries violently placed in trunk

5) Car drives off home

6) Car notifies human that groceries have arrived, human notifies domestic robot groceries have arrived

7) Domestic robot places most of the groceries in the fridge but can't find space for the eggs

8) Lazy human requests that domestic robot gets them a can of beer. Is given eggs instead

Edit: Didn't like last line

[fegu → no1youknowz]

A lot of efficiency and responsibility/insurance issues will be solved if the store used its own fleet of delivery cars. Other than that, we can hope this materializes. Domestic robots will be a revolution.

[bluGill → fegu]

I'm not sure. I'm thinking it will be on my way home my car stops at the grocery store for a few minutes to fill my trunk, thus saving the energy to drive my car and their car to my house.

[paulie_a → no1youknowz]

I've had a smart fridge, I will never own one again, my fridge should not need a reboot. I will also not buy Samsung again. They use a bunch of custom software for no reason.