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While we're all stuck living in 2017, the innovative folks over at Domino's and Ford are living in 3017.

The companies have teamed up to create the world's first self-driving pizza delivery car and we are very, very intrigued.

This September, randomly selected customers in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will have the chance to take part in the service's first ever American trial run.

During the tests, the fully automated vehicles will be monitored by a saftey engineer who will be on-hand to take the wheel if something goes wrong, while researchers will observe how customers react to the futuristic delivery method.

Although the technology is still in the development stages, Domino's and Ford say that a driverless future is just a few years away.

So, how does it all work?

Well, each customer will receive a delivery code based on the last four digits of their phone number, which they will then use to unlock a “heatwave compartment” once the car has arrived.

Researchers hope the trail will answer some important questions about customer experience, including how far they are willing to walk to meet the car and how they interact with the vehicle's unlocking system.

No word on when/ if the system will be introduced to all Domino's stores, but we're keeping our fingers crossed.

Welcome to the future, ladies.

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Stop. Everything.

Domino's have teamed up with Amazon's cloud based service, Alexa, in a move that will enable users to order their favourite pizza by simply speaking to the device.

The technology will allow pizza-lovers to track the exact location of their order via GPS, making it easier than ever to get your hands on your Friday-night favourite.

Here's how it's done:

1. Set up an account on the Domino's website

2. Enable the Domino’s skill via the Alexa app

3. Link Domino’s with your Alexa account

While the Alexa might not be common place in every households (yet), and it's not yet known how many Irish stores will participate, we're still excited for future possibilities.

The pizza-giant have already been hard at work trying to make our the ordering process as painless as possibly with the introduction of apps and Facebook Messenger bots.

So, surely it's only a matter of time before we merely have to dream about a thin crust meat feast before it magically arrives at our door, right? 

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While we all love pizza, we're not sure that we love the fast food enough to justify having it symbolise our engagement.

However, to each their own, and Domino's have released a limited edition Domino's pizza slice engagement ring, perfect for the pepperoni lover in your life.

The ring was available to win (for UK and Northern Ireland residents only, sadly) by competition only over Valentine's Day on the Domino's UK Facebook page. 

“We’re constantly innovating to make our customers’ lives easier – and our new pizza engagement ring is the ultimate gift for someone planning to pop the question this February 14," a Domino's spokesperson told Scotsman Food and Drink.

The one-of-a-kind ring features a single pizza slice speckled with little diamond pepperoni on a gold band.

We're not sure how we'd feel if someone proposed to us with a pizza ring, but for any hard core Domino's lovers, it would work like a charm.

All this talk of pizza is making us pretty hungry….

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