Amazon Go And Self Driving Cars: Are We Headed To An Automated Future?

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Ka-pi96 said:

Soundwave said:

The thing is you can't get into the store without scanning the phone, and once you're in, whatever you pick up and bag is automatically charged, so you can't really shop lift. 

You get charged for whatever you pick up and don't put back onto the shelf. 

Well apart from making it look incredibly easy to get in without scanning your phone (people get on trains without tickets and those barriers actually have gates and guards), it also seems like it would make it incredibly easy to steal someone elses phone, scan than and then take whatever you want and let them pay.

You mean as opposed to credit cards and keys which are unstealable? That fear is irrational. It's just as easy to steal from there at it is in today's markets. The number of thieves won't just increase because it got slightly easier.

And even if. Think about the complete lack of robberies and their related casualties. And if Amazon really thinks too much stuff gets stolen, they will do something about it. It's not like anyone is hurt here.