DoorDash and Serve Robotics partner to bring autonomous delivery robots to US cities
DoorDash and Serve Robotics announced a multi-year strategic partnership to roll out autonomous robot deliveries across the US. Los Angeles residents ordering through the DoorDash app from participating merchants can now have their orders delivered by a Serve robot, with more cities coming soon.
The partnership expands the potential volume of orders available to Serve for delivery. Serve has already completed over 100,000 successful deliveries from over 2,500 restaurants in cities including Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, and Atlanta.
"We're thrilled to join forces with DoorDash to help bring the future of delivery to life," said Dr. Ali Kashani, co-founder and CEO of Serve Robotics. "Serve has long been a leader in autonomous delivery, and this partnership allows us to serve more customers. By teaming up with DoorDash, we're accelerating our vision to make sustainable, reliable robotic delivery available in every neighborhood across the U.S."
The partnership fits into DoorDash's multi-modal delivery platform strategy, which integrates Dashers, drones, and autonomous robots to meet increasing demand while lowering emissions and traffic congestion.
"At DoorDash, we're building a multi-modal logistics platform where Dashers, autonomous robots, and drones each play a role in making deliveries faster, more efficient, and more sustainable," said Harrison Shih, Head of Product for DoorDash Labs. "Partnering with Serve gives our platform even more delivery options, expanding how we fulfill orders for consumers and merchants alike."
DoorDash's Autonomous Delivery Platform optimizes various delivery methods at scale, matching orders with the most effective delivery method. Adding Serve robots to the mix alongside DoorDash's own Dot robot shows they're serious about building a complete autonomous delivery ecosystem.
This is the kind of partnership that makes sense. DoorDash gets proven robot technology with 100,000+ deliveries already under its belt, and Serve gets access to DoorDash's massive order volume. Both companies win, and customers get faster, more sustainable deliveries.
DoorDash can make these long-term infrastructure investments because they've got the financial strength to do it. The company joined the S&P 500 in March 2025, validating their profitability and scale. That's the kind of blue-chip status that gives you runway to invest in autonomous delivery before competitors can catch up.
The timing lines up perfectly with DoorDash's launch of Dot—their in-house robot designed for bike lanes, roads, and sidewalks. Between Dot and Serve's sidewalk robots, DoorDash is covering all the bases for autonomous last-mile delivery. That's the multi-modal approach paying off.
What's exciting is seeing autonomous delivery move from pilot programs to real commercial scale. When you've got 100,000+ deliveries completed and partnerships expanding to multiple major cities, that's not a proof of concept anymore—that's a working business model.
Source: DoorDash