A new robot will soon join the autonomous delivery fleet operating in some neighborhoods. Dot is a bright red robot that is one-tenth the size of a car.
Unlike existing delivery robots The end result of DoorDash It doesn’t always take up space on the sidewalk. Sometimes he passes your car.
DoorDash says its Dot robot is specifically designed for local deliveries and can navigate between sidewalks, bike lanes and streets as needed. The robot carries the same payload as any other road transport vehicle in the fleet, but travels at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour.
The first Dot robot is now in operation as DoorDash tests it in Phoenix. The first program will allow residents to provide feedback on the robot’s performance as DoorDash prepares to launch Dot in other markets.
Even if you are in an area where DoorDash makes robot deliveries, you may not be assigned robot deliveries. DoorDash uses an ai dispatcher to assign your orders to human drivers, drones, bots or bots based on speed, cost and order size.
Reservations, restaurant videos are new.
DoorDash combined the announcement of its delivery robot with several updates to the app.
Among other things, users can make restaurant reservations through the DoorDash app with the dine-in feature.
DoorDash will also post videos from YouTubers highlighting new local restaurants as part of a new partnership with Yelp.
Customers in San Francisco and Manhattan now receive AI-powered recommendations based on their existing order history.
And when you order through the app, the new Full Cart feature suggests relevant add-ons that go well with the items in your cart.
