Uber Eats customers in Atlanta can now register to have their food delivered through robots of sidewalk delivery, after partner serve robotics launch On Thursday. The move comes only two days after Uber and Waymo have launched a commercial robotaxi service in the city.
Serve, who turned from Uber in 2021 before he braved the public markets last year, is one of the 18 autonomous vehicle companies with which Uber cooperates to get a first mover benefit on the consumer -oriented side of autonomy. The Ride-Hailing and delivery giant said it has an annual run rate of 1.5 million mobility and delivery AV trips on its network.
Atlanta Marks Serve’s Fourth Commercial City after the launch in collaboration with Uber in Los Angeles, Miami and Dallas Forth Worth. In contrast to many of his competitors who are entering university campuses, Serve is only launched in urban environments. CEO Ali Kashani has told Techcrunch that this is because sidewalks in the streets of the city are a more difficult problem to solve with a greater chance of income.
Serve did not shared how many bots it worked during the launch in Atlanta, although the company expects to expand from around 100 bots in Los Angeles to 2,000 in various American cities today by the end of 2025.
A spokesperson told Techcrunch that Uber -eating customers will be able to receive robot deliveries in Metro Atlanta – from Midtown to Old Fourth Ward and the center of Atlanta – with plans to expand the operational territory in the future. The service is available from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., according to Uber.
Participating restaurants in Atlanta include Rreal Tacos, Ponko Chicken and Shake Shack.
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