
Rickety shopping carts are getting a huge upgrade with the help of artificial intelligence.
Instacart expanded its Caper Cart technology, which calculates the total cost of items placed in the cart and lets shoppers skip check-out lines, trialing the tool in Price Chopper and McKeever’s Market & Eatery grocery stores this week. Since Instacart first acquired Caper Cart for $350 million in 2021, 1,500 retail partners including Kroger and ShopRite have implemented the time-saving tech. Instacart plans to distribute thousands of Caper Carts by the end of the year.