DoorDash has introduced Dot, an autonomous delivery robot designed to navigate bike lanes, roads, sidewalks, and driveways for local commerce. Developed in-house by DoorDash Labs, Dot is about one-tenth the size of a car, capable of speeds up to 20 mph, and built with a focus on safety, efficiency, and seamless integration into existing delivery operations.
Dot is part of a broader vision centered around DoorDash’s new Autonomous Delivery Platform, which acts as an AI dispatcher to assign the best delivery method for each order....