Google just patented a self-driving delivery truck

Google says it doesn't want to be a car manufacturer. But it never said anything about being a truck-maker.

As first reported by Quartz, a recent patent awarded to Google for an “autonomous delivery platform” hints it might have other aspirations for its self-driving tech.

The thing appears to be a rolling set of secured lockers. The idea is that Google would drive a delivery to a customer, the customer would come out to the truck and unlock their delivery locker with either a code, credit card or Near Field Communication (NFC) reader, which your smartphone likely already has. After the customer retrieves their item, the truck would drive off to the next spot. Read more...