Apple Pay makes buying items quicker than ever thanks to its tap-to-pay technology that is ridiculously easy to use. But if you want to use Apple Pay to purchase gas, you still have to deal with going inside the store and making a transaction at the register rather than at the pump.
That could soon change, though, as Chevron announced today that it has started a pilot program in Northern California that lets drivers fuel up and pay for their gas with Apple Pay, right at the dispenser.
Here’s where you can find the Apple Pay pumps:
@matthewmspace We are currently piloting Apple Pay at two Northern California Chevron locations (Cupertino and San Ramon).
— Chevron (@Chevron) July 13, 2015
Chevron’s Twitter account says the pump in Cupertino isn’t online yet for customers, but you can use Apple Pay pump at 18060 San Ramon Valley Blvd. in San Ramon, which accepts NFC payments at the dispenser right now. If all goes well at the two pilot locations, Chevron will expand the project further.
Chevron’s plan to put Apple Pay at gas station pumps was announced late last year, but the company hasn’t given a timeline for when an expanded rollout can be expected.
Via: MacRumors
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
5 responses to “Chevron tests new gas pumps that accept Apple Pay”
Canadian have NFC at the pump in every Ultramar station. Give us Apple Pay! :)
Every time I read about credit card skimmers installed on gas pumps I dream of ApplePay and security.
I want to know: How can I get my “friends” button to take me directly to Apple Pay like the GIF shows?
Just double click it
Hopefully this will allow you to actually fill up your tank with Apple Pay, instead of setting a dollar amount before you begin. Even now, when you go into the store, you have to tell the attendant how much you want to fill up with (unlike the current method of swiping a credit card where it will authorize $1 to open the transaction, and then run the total amount AFTER you’ve filled up).