Chinese start - up Wheelys has begun testing Moby Store , an autonomous shop on wheels , on the campus of Hefei University near Shanghai . There was no sound, just a move of the face from one side to another. The retail space , resembling a bus , features a holographic shopkeeper greeting each customer , while requests for snacks , coffee , magazines and other everyday goods are made via smartphone . Google , which has moved its R&D and design departments to China , aims to introduce biometric ##s and an artificial intelligence - based shopkeeper .
Chinese start - up Wheelys has begun testing Moby Store , an autonomous shop on wheels , on the campus of Hefei University near Shanghai . The retail space , resembling a bus , features a holographic shopkeeper greeting each customer , while requests for snacks , coffee , magazines and other everyday goods are made via smartphone . Google , which has moved its R&D and design departments to China , aims to introduce biometric ##s and an artificial intelligence - based shopkeeper .