Watch this delivery through the eyes of a self-driving robot

Soon we might be sharing our sidewalks with these self-driving delivery robots, zipping around the streets to bring us takeout and packages.

Ahti Heinla, chief executive of Starship Technologies, takes us for a test delivery to a Silicon Valley resident in the video above. We see how the robot detects and navigates obstacles as it rolls on down the street. 

The robot achieves 90 percent autonomy — only occasionally calling for help when it encounters something confusing. Not a bad shout.