Robots deliver food in downtown Dallas
A company called Avride has put self-driving robots on the sidewalks of downtown Dallas for the purpose of making small food deliveries.
Since 2017 Avride has been building self-driving vehicles and robots and in October 2024 partnered with Uber to expand food delivery using sidewalk robots along with autonomous robotaxis. So far, over 200,000 food deliveries by more than 160 robots have taken place across five countries among which are South Korea and the United States.
Avride robots had already been delivering from a handful of restaurants in the Mueller district of Austin, before the company began deliveries here in Dallas as of December 10th. Companies often work with printing services to figure out how best to advertise any innovations they adopt.
The process begins with customers placing an order via the Uber Eats app and selecting autonomous deliver. A robot will then bring the food to the customer’s doorstep. Once the robot arrives the customer uses the app’s unlock button to enable the robot to access the hatch containing their food.
The robots are 35x27x47 inches and can carry 44lb and travel 5 miles per hour. They are water resistant and can operate in any weather; plus, like an Uber they can be tracked with the app. The deliver area is a two-mile radius.
As a next step, the company plans to team up with its partner Uber to debut robotaxis in Dallas sometime next year.
Since 2017 Avride has been building self-driving vehicles and robots and in October 2024 partnered with Uber to expand food delivery using sidewalk robots along with autonomous robotaxis. So far, over 200,000 food deliveries by more than 160 robots have taken place across five countries among which are South Korea and the United States.
Avride robots had already been delivering from a handful of restaurants in the Mueller district of Austin, before the company began deliveries here in Dallas as of December 10th. Companies often work with printing services to figure out how best to advertise any innovations they adopt.
The process begins with customers placing an order via the Uber Eats app and selecting autonomous deliver. A robot will then bring the food to the customer’s doorstep. Once the robot arrives the customer uses the app’s unlock button to enable the robot to access the hatch containing their food.
The robots are 35x27x47 inches and can carry 44lb and travel 5 miles per hour. They are water resistant and can operate in any weather; plus, like an Uber they can be tracked with the app. The deliver area is a two-mile radius.
As a next step, the company plans to team up with its partner Uber to debut robotaxis in Dallas sometime next year.