IN THE not-to-far-flung future, driverless vehicles could deliver junk food 24/7, and Aussie researchers are concerned about the potential health impacts.
The ice-cream truck of the future could be driverless and operate 24/7 spruiking junk food and alcohol, while delivery bots could clog up footpaths, unless governments step in, according to new research published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.
Interviews conducted with 40 experts, across the technology, transport, government and health sectors, suggest that automated and driverless vehicles are expected to be the dominant form of road transport by 2050, and will be used as an extension of current on-demand food and grocery delivery services.
The team says food delivery apps are already increasing obesity rates as they offer a wide range of junk food, and reduce the amount of activity customers have to engage in to feed themselves.
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