"Waymo announced on Thursday a partnership with DoorDash to pilot an autonomous delivery service within its metro Phoenix service area, which covers around 315 square miles. Customers can opt in to have a Waymo deliver its goods "in the coming months," the Alphabet company said in a press release. DashMart stores will be the first retailer on the platform, and the companies will add more merchants and offerings over time, a person familiar with Waymo said."
"Customers can add grocery and meal orders on the DoorDash app and select the autonomous vehicle delivery option during checkout. When the car arrives, they can open the trunk with the DoorDash app and grab their items. Just like for typical DoorDash orders, customers may be asked to pay a delivery charge, but there will be no driver tips, the person familiar with Waymo said."
"The robo-delivery market is gaining steam across the US. Earlier this month, DoorDash announced it partnered with delivery company Serve Robotics, which is also developing delivery robots. The companies said Serve's robots would start making deliveries for DoorDash in Los Angeles, a city where Serve already works with Uber Eats. Last month, DoorDash also unveiled a delivery robot, which it said is fully electric and one-tenth the size of a car."
Waymo is partnering with DoorDash to pilot an autonomous delivery service within Waymo's metro Phoenix service area, covering around 315 square miles. Customers can opt in via the DoorDash app, add grocery and meal orders, and select the autonomous vehicle delivery option at checkout. When the autonomous car arrives, customers open the trunk with the DoorDash app to retrieve items; standard delivery charges may apply but driver tips will not be accepted. DashMart stores will be the initial merchants and additional merchants and offerings will be added over time. Waymo plans to use the same vehicles for passenger rides and deliveries to boost fleet utilization. The robo-delivery market is expanding, with DoorDash also partnering with Serve Robotics and developing its own small delivery robot.
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