Aldi is testing supermarkets without checkouts: this is how the AI ​​for charging customers works

Supermarket with technology without placing an order as a payment method. This is Aldi’s offer through promotion ALDIgoa revolutionary payment method that the German chain intends to introduce in large stores.

Its action consists of control selected elements by the buyer directly from the shelves, through artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision. Technology created in collaboration with technology company Grabango. This will make Aldi a pioneer in the adoption of technology. without placing an order.

“Aldi is one of the retailers the most innovative in the world. “We’re thrilled to partner to provide consumers with a fun way to shop,” said Grabango CEO Will Glaser. As for its operation, Payment by credit and/or debit card only requiredor through the Grabango app at the payment station near the exit.

Chicago, the first city where it will launch

That is, there is no need to install special shelves, carts or doors at the entrance to supermarkets. Chicago (USA) This will be the first city in which it will be put into operation. this new payment method.

Your installation does not necessarily mean that traditional payment transactions are canceled, in which purchased items are scanned one by one, but is rather an alternative option for customers of the German chain. ALDIgo operates through a network of cameras that will monitor items selected by shoppers.

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