Apr 04, 2024 13:02:00

Uber Eats partners with Google's self-driving car company Waymo to start delivery with self-driving cars

In October 2023, Uber partnered with

Waymo , a self-driving car company from Google, and started a ride-hailing service with fully self-driving cars in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. In April 2024, Uber announced that it will expand this partnership and begin delivering Uber Eats in fully self-driving Waymo vehicles.

Uber and Waymo Launch Autonomous Deliveries in Phoenix
https://www.uber.com/newsroom/uber-and-waymo-autonomous-deliveries-phoenix/

Waymo self-driving cars are delivering Uber Eats orders for first time
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/03/waymo-self-driving-cars-are-delivering-uber-eats-orders-for-first-time.html

Your food delivery may show up with nobody driving, starting today | Electrek
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In October 2023, Uber announced that it would partner with Waymo and that Uber's ride-hailing service could now hail Waymo's fully self-driving cars.

Finally, Uber allows you to call a fully automatic driving car instead of a human-driven car - GIGAZINE

Uber is expanding this partnership by announcing that Waymo vehicles will also be used for Uber Eats deliveries. Waymo's fully self-driving vehicles will only make deliveries in the Phoenix areas of Tempe, Mesa, and Chandler. According to Uber, only popular restaurants such as Princess Pita , Filiberto's , and BoSa Donuts in the areas mentioned above are available for delivery by self-driving cars. When CNBC contacted an Uber spokesperson, the response was, ``We are expanding the number of restaurants that support the service, and we expect more restaurants to offer self-driving vehicle delivery in the coming weeks.'' that's right.

According to an Uber spokesperson, Uber Eats deliveries are made using Waymo's Jaguar I-PACE vehicles.

Introducing the Jaguar A I-PACE, equipped with Waymo's autonomous driving technology - YouTube


If you use Uber Eats in an area where Waymo's fully self-driving vehicles are available for delivery, a message will appear on the app's checkout screen that says, 'A self-driving vehicle may deliver your order.' Masu.

If delivery by an automatic driving car is decided, Waymo's automatic driving car will be displayed on the screen as shown below.

Of course, users can also opt-out and refuse delivery by self-driving cars. Additionally, if you choose delivery by self-driving vehicle, you will need to go to the vehicle to pick up the food when it arrives, and you will not be able to have it delivered to your doorstep. However, when using self-driving vehicles to deliver, standard rates apply and users are not required to tip, which can save money.

Uber is expanding its partnership with Waymo and promoting the use of self-driving cars in Uber Eats, saying it will ``promote Uber's efforts to achieve zero emissions by 2040.''

Phoenix is the seventh area in which Uber Eats will deliver using self-driving cars. Uber Eats has already partnered with robotics companies Cartken, Motional, Nuro, and Serve Robotics to offer delivery services using self-driving cars in multiple regions.