A convenience store with a modern twist has launched in China.

A convenience store with a modern twist has launched in China.

1.jpg24 hour store: The store has already been tested in Shanghai and is currently in Hefei Photo:Dailymail

Moby Mart is an unmanned self-driving store which runs on solar power and is able to drive to your area at the touch of a button.

Customers scan the goods themselves to purchase their shopping all without meeting a single person. 
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Moby Mart is open to the public 24 hours a day and can automatically restock Photo:Dailymail
Moby Mart is open to the public 24 hours a day and can automatically restock goods. 
New technology also allows users of the app to call a Moby to their area in order to buy items. While there are also plans to have drones installed on the top of shops to deliver goods to customers. 
While shoppers in need of help are given assistance by a hologram worker. 
3.jpgFor those customers in need of some assistance, a hologram worker appears with instructions Photo:Dailymail
The idea has been developed by Swedish company Wheelys in cooperation with Hefei University and Himalfy. 
It is currently travelling around the country in demo mode and has visited Shanghai. The shop is currently in Hefei.
According to Wheelys, the main aim of the store is to make grocery shopping environmentally friendly and cheaper to operate.
The store will stock groceries, ready meals, magazines and hot drinks. 
4.jpgAdvanced AI technology means that the travelling mart knows when it needs to restock Photo:Dailymail
One way that it is cheaper is that it does not have any staff at the store. 
Customers download an app in order to call the mart to their area. Once the store arrives they can then scan items themselves and pay using the app. 
Advanced AI technology means that the travelling mart knows when it needs to restock. It can also meet up with other Moby marts to swap products that it is short of. 
There are plans to have drones on the roof of stores in the future that can deliver to houses. 
According to the team behind Moby Mart, the store cuts down shopping time from between 30 and 60 percent.
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