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Briefing
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- Autonomous Delivery – Pizza chain Pizza Hut collaborating with vehicle manufacturer Toyota on autonomous delivery and cooking vehicle leveraging e-Palette technology
- e-Palette – Toyota’s electric and fully self-driving concept vehicle is 13-23 feet long and can be used as mobile store, mobile kitchen, ride sharing service, and package deliveries
- Commercial Pilot – Technology to pilot in 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, while tests in U.S. and other areas set for early 2020s
- Big Data – Both companies will test dual communication technology on Pizza Hut delivery vehicles in 2018 to collect data on driver patterns and behaviors
- Other Delivery Options – Include ability to order through Alexa devices, mobile delivery tracker sending text updates, and trial for beer and wine deliveries
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Business Model and Practices
Business Model
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Sector
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Food and Beverage, Transportation and Logistics, Wholesale and Retail Trade
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Organization
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Pizza Hut LLC., Toyota Motor Corp.
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Source
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"Pizza Hut® forges global alliance with Toyota® to explore fully-autonomous delivery vehicles,"
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McFarland, M., "Pizza Hut is working on self-driving delivery trucks",
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Matousek, M., "Toyota and Pizza Hut are teaming up to make self-driving cars that could deliver pizza",
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Schneider, G., "Pizza Hut and Toyota want to deliver your pizza in driverless vehicles",
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AcceleratingBiz analysis
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Original Publication Date
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January 8, 2018
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