Called the Dash Cart, it will give in-store grocery shoppers a new way to skip the checkout line.
Amazon’s latest innovation to help streamline the customer experience is a smart shopping cart it calls Amazon Dash Cart. The technology behind it is similar to that which supports the Amazon Go cashierless store format in the cart utilises a combination of computer vision algorithms and sensor fusion to identify items customers put in the cart.
These new carts will be put to the test in Amazon’s new Los Angeles-area (Woodland Hills) grocery store which is on course to open this year. The new product has been specifically designed for small—to medium-sized grocery trips and fits two grocery bags. Guests will be able to shop the store’s entire selection with the cart. When a cart becomes available, there will be a QR code in the Amazon app which will enable customers to sign in and begin using the device.
