Dive Brief:
- Serve Robotics has partnered with DoorDash to roll out bots in Los Angeles before an eventual expansion nationwide, the company said in an email to Restaurant Dive.
- The arrangement is expected to double Serve’s customer base without requiring additional capital, the company said.
- Serve remains on track to have 2,000 delivery robots operating in the U.S. by the end of the year. On Monday, it deployed its 1,000th robot.
Dive Insight:
DoorDash’s partnership with Serve is part of the company’s overall commitment to autonomous delivery.
DoorDash also works with Coco Robotics in Chicago and Los Angeles. Last week, DoorDash unveiled its own autonomous robot, named Dot, that can travel up to 20 miles per hour and navigate more complex environments than sidewalk bots. DoorDash’s Dot is currently only deployed in the Greater Phoenix area, but the company is adding robots to meet demand. It expects Dot to reach 1.5 million people by the end of the year.
DoorDash also built an autonomous delivery platform that can match orders to the most efficient delivery mode depending on speed, cost, location and experience. An order could then be delivered by a human courier, Wing’s drones, Coco’s or Serve’s bots or Dot.
Serve has been rapidly expanding its reach, especially after it signed a commercial agreement with Uber Eats in 2023 to eventually deploy 2,000 bots. In late September, Serve brought its bots to Chicago through an Uber Eats partnership. Additionally, it has bots rolling around Atlanta and Miami.
Prior to the DoorDash deal, Serve operated robots in Los Angeles through its Uber Eats partnership. It also partnered with Little Caesars earlier this year to deliver orders in Los Angeles. Its delivery volume grew nearly 80% in Q2 compared to Q1 2025 — a metric that likely increased again in Q3 given its latest territorial and brand expansions.
Prior to the DoorDash deal, Serve operated robots in Los Angeles through its Uber Eats partnership. It also partnered with Little Caesars earlier this year to deliver orders in Los Angeles. Its delivery volume grew nearly 80% in Q2 compared to Q1 2025 — a metric that likely increased again in Q3 given its latest territorial and brand expansions.
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