News Summary

Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Alphabet, has announced a new partnership with DoorDash to integrate its self-driving cars into the delivery service’s operations in Phoenix, Arizona. This collaboration will allow DoorDash customers to opt for autonomous deliveries using Waymo’s driverless Jaguar SUVs for orders placed via DashMart, DoorDash’s convenience and grocery store platform. Customers can retrieve their orders by unlocking the vehicle’s trunk using the DoorDash app. This initiative follows a similar program Waymo previously conducted with Uber Eats and reflects DoorDash’s ongoing efforts to reduce costs associated with human delivery drivers by leveraging autonomous technology.