Amazon’s smart shopping cart for Whole Foods gets bigger, lighter, and adds tap-to-pay
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Amazon's updated Dash Cart for Whole Foods has a 40% larger capacity, a more responsive scanner, and adds tap-to-pay via NFC, with plans to expand to dozens of locations by year-end.
Amazon is launching a revamped version of its smart shopping cart, which it plans to bring to dozens of Whole Foods locations by the end of this year, according to an announcement on Wednesday. The new Dash Cart features a "more responsive" item scanner that's now located next to the built-in display, along with a new NFC reader that lets you tap to pay with your credit card or phone.
Amazon's previous Dash Cart design put scanners beneath and in front of the handle, potentially making them harder to spot. It also only let you pay with the credit card attached to your Amazon account.
With the upgraded Dash Cart, you'll find a new scale alo …