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DoorDash Signs Multi-Year Deal to Use Serve Robotics’ Sidewalk Bots for Deliveries

The rollout starts in Los Angeles under DoorDash’s multi-modal autonomy platform.

Overview

  • DoorDash will route eligible orders from participating Los Angeles merchants to Serve robots with plans to expand across the United States.
  • Serve’s robots become one option within DoorDash’s Autonomous Delivery Platform alongside human Dashers and Wing drones.
  • Serve, which spun out of Uber/Postmates, has completed over 100,000 deliveries in cities including Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Chicago and Atlanta.
  • DoorDash recently unveiled its own delivery robot, Dot, built for roads, bike lanes and sidewalks, now piloting in the Phoenix area.
  • Shares of Serve Robotics rose roughly 26% to 28% after the partnership was announced, signaling investor optimism about added demand.