Israel-based computer vision company Trigo, which provides frictionless checkout technology, has partnered with one of the world's largest grocery chains, Tesco PLC, to open its first fully autonomous checkout-free grocery store in one of London's busiest commercial centers.
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Located in High Holborn in central London, the Tesco Express store is 225 square meters (approximately 2,400 square feet), and outfitted with cameras on the ceilings that allow customers to walk in, pick their desired items, and walk out without stopping at the checkout. Payments and receipts are settled digitally.
Trigo, which is powering Tesco's new autonomous store, offers a GDPR-compliant artificial intelligence (AI) solution that is built with a privacy-by-design architecture which anonymizes a shopper's movement and product choice data. No biometric or facial recognition data are gathered or analyzed.
The move builds on Trigo's ongoing work with German supermarket giants REWE Group and Aldi Nord, as well as Israel's largest supermarket chain, Shufersal.
Trigo co-founder and CEO Michael Gabay said that "Trigo is immensely proud and honored to be rolling out its frictionless grocery shopping technology with Tesco, one of the world's biggest and most innovative grocery retailers. We look forward to transforming other Tesco stores across the UK."
