Doordash Tests Robot Delivery With Coco

<p class&equals;"sc-219e6672-10 eFZkXR"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;doordash&period;com&sol;" rel&equals;"noopener" data-component&equals;"blogPostContent&period;simpleContentfulRenderer&period;hiperLink&period;a">DoorDash<&sol;a> has teamed up with <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;cocodelivery&period;com&sol;" rel&equals;"noopener" data-component&equals;"blogPostContent&period;simpleContentfulRenderer&period;hiperLink&period;a">Coco Robotics<&sol;a>&comma; a leading food delivery robotics company&comma; in expansion of their partnership to offer sidewalk robot delivery for DoorDash customers in select U&period;S&period; markets&period; This builds on an existing pilot program with Wolt—DoorDash’s international arm—where Coco robots have been making deliveries in Helsinki since earlier this year&period; The U&period;S&period; rollout is now live in Los Angeles and Chicago&comma; where eligible customers can see the availability of Coco’s fleet of emissions-free sidewalk robots and may have one assigned to their order from nearly 600 participating merchants through the DoorDash app&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"sc-219e6672-10 eFZkXR">During the initial pilot phase&comma; Coco completed over 100&comma;000 deliveries for DoorDash customers&period; This expanded partnership reinforces DoorDash’s ongoing commitment to advancing last-mile logistics by building the most efficient&comma; sustainable&comma; and scalable multi-modal delivery platform&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"sc-219e6672-10 eFZkXR">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Not every delivery needs a 2-ton car just to deliver two chicken sandwiches&comma;” said Harrison Shih&comma; Senior Director of DoorDash Labs&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We believe the future of delivery will be multi-modal&comma; and we’re thrilled to partner with Coco to expand sidewalk robot deliveries that complement the Dasher network as we continue to enhance the DoorDash experience for customers and merchants&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"sc-219e6672-10 eFZkXR">Robot delivery is part of DoorDash’s broader global multi-modal delivery platform strategy — integrating Dashers&comma; drones&comma; and autonomous robots to meet increasing demand while lowering costs and emissions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"sc-219e6672-10 eFZkXR">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We’re excited to expand our partnership with DoorDash&comma; combining Coco’s AI robocourier platform with DoorDash&&num;8217&semi;s national scale and reach&comma;” said Zach Rash&comma; co-founder and CEO of Coco Robotics&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This collaboration marks an important step forward in reshaping urban delivery in the US&comma; starting with Los Angeles and Chicago&comma; to offer merchants and customers a reliable&comma; sustainable&comma; and delightful delivery experience&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"sc-219e6672-10 eFZkXR">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Partnering with Coco and DoorDash has allowed us to consistently deliver fresh food to our customers on time&comma;” said Eric Dela Cruz&comma; owner of Main Chick Hot Chicken in Los Angeles&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We worked with Coco to establish a &OpenCurlyQuote;taxi line’ of robots so we can get food out to our customers faster&comma; even during our busiest hours&period; The improved operational efficiency translates directly into happier guests and stronger repeat business&period; We’re excited about what this partnership means for our growth&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Coco has been operating in Los Angeles since 2020 and recently launched in Chicago&comma; Miami and Helsinki&comma; Finland&period; Coco has a fleet of over 1&comma;000 emissions-free delivery robots&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"sc-219e6672-10 eFZkXR">&NewLine;

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