Startup AutoX delivers groceries in self-driving cars in Silicon Valley

LOS ANGELES – Startup AutoX on Monday announced the Silicon Valley debut of a service that will turn self-driving cars into mobile grocery shops summoned with a touch of a smartphone application. The service will kick off this month in parts of the California city of San Jose in a partnership with e-commerce company GrubMarket.com, "We're very excited to launch the first autonomous grocery delivery and mobile store service in the heart of Silicon Valley with self-driving vehicles on the road," said AutoX founder and chief executive Jianxiong Xiao. "We believe self-driving car technologies will fundamentally change people's daily lives for the better." The AutoX application can be used to place grocery orders to be delivered in cars designed to keep produce chilled, according to the startup.