Two Waymo autonomous autos drive themselves down Central Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., March 18, 2024.
Caitlin O’hara | Reuters
Uber Eats prospects might begin receiving orders delivered by a Waymo self-driving automotive for the primary time within the Phoenix metropolitan space.
The brand new service, which rolls out on Wednesday, marks the official launch of Uber’s supply partnership with Waymo and is a part of a broader multiyear collaboration between the 2 firms unveiled final 12 months. In October, Uber started providing rides in Waymo’s self-driving autos in Phoenix.
For Uber Eats, Phoenix is the seventh website with autonomous deliveries, however the first location the place the supply app will use Waymo’s autos. Uber Eats has already teamed up with robotics firms Cartken, Motional, Nuro and Serve Robotics to pilot autonomous deliveries in different markets.
A view of a Waymo supply on the Uber Eats app.
Credit score: Uber Eats x Waymo
The most recent providing in Arizona is restricted to Uber Eats customers in Phoenix, Chandler, Mesa and Tempe, with ordering out there from choose retailers in these cities. An Uber spokesperson advised CNBC that the record of service areas is rising, and extra eating places might be eligible for autonomous deliveries within the coming weeks.
Orders might be delivered through Waymo’s Jaguar I-PACE electrical autos, the spokesperson stated, including that Waymo, which is owned by Alphabet, would not disclose its fleet dimension.
Uber Eats customers in areas serviced by Waymo can choose to have their objects delivered by a courier. With Waymo, customary charges will apply however prospects is not going to be charged for ideas, the Uber spokesperson stated.
“The addition of meals supply to Uber’s ongoing partnership with Waymo displays each firms’ mission to encourage zero-emission journeys and unlock larger innovation for shoppers and retailers in Phoenix and past,” Uber stated in a weblog put up.
Uber didn’t say whether or not it plans to convey Waymo deliveries to extra cities sooner or later. Past Phoenix, Waymo’s core ride-hailing service is out there in components of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
