Shoppers have mocked a new Tesco VAR-style security measure that tries to prevent people from “conning” self-service checkouts. The UK’s biggest supermarket chain has installed overhead ...

Tesco customers will soon notice a big change at various checkout areas as the retail giant implements new measures. The supermarket has rolled out 'VAR-style' technology at its self-service tills ...

Tesco has introduced cameras to its self-service tills in order to find anyone failing to scan items. The technology, called video assistant referee (VAR) is AI-enabled and constantly monitors the ...

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Tesco has introduced AI-powered cameras at some self-checkouts to catch missed scans The system shows instant video replays, drawing comparisons to football’s VAR Some shoppers find it amusing, while ...

Tesco isn't the only supermarket chain to introduce this new self-service checkout system in stores. Earlier this month, Sainsbury's also rolled out its own "VAR-style" checkouts.

It follows a similar move by Tesco in May, which was widely mocked on social media after the scheme was compared to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology used in football matches. Sainsbury ...

Tesco's introduction of AI technology to some self-checkouts has led to customers joking that it bears a striking resemblance to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology used in football.

'VAR cameras' in new AI-powered Tesco self checkout technology spark football jokes - and privacy fears By Alex Nelson Jobs, finance and retail writer Comment Published 28th May 2025, 12:23 BST ...

Tesco's introduction of AI technology to some self-checkouts has led to customers joking that it bears a striking resemblance to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology used in football.