Amazon Refocuses Its 'Just Walk Out' Technology to Third-Party Venues
While removing the technology from its own grocery stores, Amazon aims to double its third-party installations by year's end.
- Amazon is pulling its 'Just Walk Out' technology from its U.S. grocery stores but continues to offer it in smaller formats like airports and stadiums.
- The company plans to expand the technology's presence in third-party venues, targeting 280 locations by the end of 2024.
- Amazon introduces 'Dash' carts in grocery stores, featuring screens and scanners for a more traditional shopping experience.
- Critics and consumers express mixed feelings about the technology, citing concerns over privacy and accuracy.
- Amazon defends the technology's reliability and addresses misconceptions about human involvement in its operation.