Kroger Co. KR, +0.88% and Nuro, a robotics company, announced Thursday that they have partnered to pilot driverless delivery vehicles in Scottsdale, Ariz. Shoppers can place their orders beginning today at Fry's Food Stores via the mobile app or the grocer's website. Deliveries can be scheduled for the same or next day. There is no minimum order, but there is a $5.95 delivery fee. Deliveries will be made at the shopper's curb. The pilot will begin with the self-driving Toyota Prius and will introduce the custom driverless vehicle in the fall. Kroger shares are up 2% in Thursday premarket trading, and have gained 9.5% for the year to date. The S&P 500 index SPX, +0.73% is up 5.4% for 2018 so far.
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