Around the world, computer vision checkout is growing, both in terms of its availability and its physical footprint, despite significant cost challenges to making the retail technology worth its while. German grocer Rewe recently announced Europe’s largest-yet computer-vision-powered checkout store, with its new roughly 13,000-square-foot location in Hamburg. The so-called “PickGo” store, created in partnership with retail technology company Trigo Vision,. Offers Just Walk Out-style checkout as well as more traditional self-scanning kiosks, scan-less self-checkout kiosks and traditional, staff-supported checkout

DoorDash is reportedly hiring to strengthen its AI-powered voice ordering product for restaurant customers. Senior members of artificial intelligence (AI) startup Standard AI — including former CEO Jordan Fisher and co-founders Brandon Ogle and Daniel Fischetti — are joining DoorDash, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (March 27). According to the report, the new hires will focus on the non-delivery side of DoorDash’s business, working on the AI product the company introduced last summer that helps restaurants take phone orders

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard AI, the company unlocking data behind physical retail experiences, today announced the launch of a new product suite and the elevation of veteran company executives to CEO and CTO. Enabled by AI and computer vision, Standard AI is introducing Vision Analytics to empower retailers and brands with insights into shopper behavior, product performance, and store operations captured through unparalleled fidelity of people, products, and interactions. As the company shifts from its foundation in autonomous checkout, Angie Westbrock will assume the role of CEO following her tenure as COO and David Woollard will become CTO, a promotion from his role as SVP of Technology Strategy. Jordan Fisher, the company’s outgoing CEO and co-founder, will remain on the Standard AI board as chairman.Founded in 2017, Standard AI has long been at the forefront of applying machine learning and computer vision to the hardest problems in retail. Focused initially on solving the challenge of autonomous checkout, it created a technology stack with immediate application to map what a customer does from entrance to exit in real-time and 3D. Standard AI Vision Analytics applies continuous data capture and AI modeling to specific areas within a store to yield comprehensive insights that provide an uplift in revenue for brick-and-mortar businesses and an understanding of consumer behavior for CPG suppliers.Under Westbrock’s leadership, Standard AI is doubling down on its mission to provide a clear view into how people spend their time, attention, and decision-making power within physical spaces - an operational challenge that has lingered in the retail industry for decades