Houston Domino's Store Mum on Days, Times of AV Delivery Pilot Program

Domino’s isn’t releasing specific days and times of operation for its autonomous driving delivery test program that began this week (see 2104120040) in Houston so it won’t “skew the test,” a company spokesperson said. The pilot program doesn’t have a formal end date, but the company hopes to expand self-driving deliveries throughout the Houston area, where Nuro has a “team on the ground” and Domino’s has corporate-owned stores, she said. On plans for expansion outside of Houston, she said the company hopes to gather “as many learnings from this initial round of Nuro testing, which could result in new questions or help us refine processes for future testing.” Domino’s delivery fees vary by store, with the fee from the store with AV delivery at $3.35, she said. Though the Nuro R2 robot is capable of delivering several orders in a single run, it's making one Domino’s delivery at a time “to ensure the best customer experience.”