[(Title)] Google cars self-drive to Walmart supermarket in trial.

Google's sister-company Waymo has announced a trial in which its self-driving cars will ferry shoppers to and from a nearby Walmart store to pick up their groceries.

谷歌的姐妹公司Waymo宣布开始测试其自动驾驶汽车，向附近的沃尔玛往返运送顾客，方便他们购物。

However, it indicates how the tech giant thinks the autonomous vehicles could be deployed if and when they exit the experimental stage.

一旦自动驾驶汽车退出试验阶段，估计Waymo会开始大面积铺开。

One expert said cost would be key. The only word on pricing so far is a promise to offer participants discounts when they order goods via Walmart's Online Grocery Pickup service as part of the deal.

一位专家表示，成本是关键。目前为止，有关定价的唯一的消息只有一点：参与测试该车的顾客可以在沃尔玛的线上购物平台享受打折优惠。

"If this is rolled out properly you would expect there to be a reasonably high threshold in terms of the price and spend commitment to justify the service," commented Julie Palmer, a retail expert at the consultancy Begbies Traynor. You'd expect it to be limited to shoppers buying higher value items."

咨询公司的零售专家朱莉·帕默表示：“如果测试顺利，估计价格门槛会比较高。它可能会被用来服务高价商品买家。”

Some suggested that the tie-up could offer an alternative to Amazon's Prime Now quick-delivery service.

一些人认为，这种合作方式可以用于替代亚马逊的Prime Now快递。