DoorDash will bring autonomous delivery to the Phoenix metro area via an expansion of its partnership with Waymo and will promote the new service with a limited-time $10 Waymo promotion for DashPass members in Phoenix as well as Los Angeles and San Francisco, where Waymo already is a delivery option.
Testing of the driverless deliveries in the Phoenix area already is underway, with plans to launch broader commercial operations later this year. DoorDash customers can be matched with one of Waymo’s autonomous vehicles via the DoorDash Autonomous Delivery Platform, which orchestrates DoorDash’s various types of delivery methods, including by Dashers [DoorDash drivers], robots, drones or Waymo.
The service will begin with deliveries from DashMart, DoorDash’s owned and operated convenience, grocery and retail store, which also supports the recently introduce DashMart Fulfillment Services.
“DashPass is designed to give consumers consistent value, convenience and access to the best of their communities, and our partnership with Waymo builds on that promise,” said David Richter, VP of Business and Corporate Development at DoorDash in a statement. “Together, we’re giving members access to, and savings on, a new and delightful experience while advancing our vision for a multi-modal autonomous future of local commerce.”
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Phoenix is turning into a hotbed of autonomous delivery activity: in April 2024 DoorDash competitor Uber Eats also launched autonomous delivery in the Phoenix area, working with a select group of local merchants.
