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Morrisons Trials AI Smart Trolleys for Autonomous Shopping

8/25/2026

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Morrisons began trialing AI-powered Caper smart trolleys at Ashton-on-Ribble, Lancashire.
It is the first UK supermarket to use autonomous shopping carts.
Instacart of San Francisco built the trolleys that log items and totals automatically.
Shoppers see a running total on a screen and pay by scanning the trolley.
Autistic shopper Matthew Byrne said the trolley kept him within his £80 budget.

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Morrisons began trialing AI-powered Caper smart trolleys at Ashton-on-Ribble, Lancashire.
It is the first UK supermarket to use autonomous shopping carts.
Instacart of San Francisco built the trolleys that log items and totals automatically.
Shoppers see a running total on a screen and pay by scanning the trolley.
Autistic shopper Matthew Byrne said the trolley kept him within his £80 budget.