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

[NewGuy]

Soundwave said:

Ka-pi96 said:

This just seems like a step backwards to me. After all these years of creating new security measures to prevent theft the new idea is to leave stores wide open with no staff in them and let people walk in and take whatever they want and just trust them to pay?

 

That said, the automated cars could be useful.

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. 

What about if I turn off my phone after I walk in? What about if someone tailsgate in after someone else? There are a lot of security questions that need to be answered.