Starship Technologies and Uber Eats launch autonomous delivery partnership
Evidence notes
- The rollout was scheduled to begin in Leeds in December 2025, expand to additional European countries in 2026 and reach the United States in 2027.
- At the time of the agreement, the fleet comprised more than 2,700 robots across over 270 locations.
- The companies said the robots could complete deliveries in under 30 minutes over distances of up to two miles.
Company context
Starship Technologies develops and operates autonomous last-mile delivery robots for food, grocery, and package delivery across university campuses, neighborhoods, and industrial sites. The company combines robot hardware, autonomy software, fleet operations, and merchant integrations into a scaled delivery network. Its business headquarters are in San Francisco, with engineering in Estonia and R&D in Helsinki.