Waymo has introduced a brand new partnership with DoorDash that can make the corporate's self-driving automobiles a supply choice for customers in Phoenix, Arizona. You possibly can already hail a experience in Waymo’s Arizona service space, however this new partnership will give the corporate's automobiles one thing to do once they're not transporting human cargo.
To start out, Waymo says that deliveries can be restricted to issues you possibly can order by way of DashMart, DoorDash's storefront for comfort and grocery shops. Ultimately, although, deliveries will "embody extra native Phoenix retailers and a greater diversity of choices."
Phoenix, your subsequent supply simply took a step into the longer term! We’re partnering with @DoorDash to carry the protection and comfort of the Waymo Driver to grocery runs and meal orders. Extra at https://t.co/qDKGER0wsR pic.twitter.com/y7nIo6pnNB
— Waymo (@Waymo) October 16, 2025
With the intention to check out a Waymo supply, you'll have to position your order by way of DoorDash and "decide in to autonomous supply" throughout checkout. As soon as Waymo's automobile arrives, very similar to DoorDash's Dot robotic, you'll then should bodily go away your own home and gather your order from the automobile's trunk to finish the supply. A part of the comfort (and complication) of DoorDash is getting what you ordered dropped at your door. A Waymo supply may flip some individuals off, because it makes that choice inconceivable.
In fact, this isn't the primary time Waymo has delivered meals in Phoenix. In 2024 the corporate partnered with Uber Eats for the same program, with related limitations round how deliveries had been accomplished and the place meals might be ordered from. Waymo runs its personal robotaxi service in Arizona, Waymo One, however relying on the area, it's additionally supplied rides by way of third-party companions like Uber. Its partnerships with Uber Eats and DoorDash seem to be variations on the identical concept.
In 2020, Waymo was exploring utilizing self-driving long-haul vehicles for deliveries. The corporate deserted these plans in 2023 to prioritize robotaxis and the Waymo Driver software program, however these assessments with DoorDash and Uber Eats might be a sign that Waymo is desirous about pursuing deliveries on a smaller scale.
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