DoorDash

• Dot

• Commercial activity

  2026-09-30 - DoorDash Air plans initial restaurant delivery pilots in Northern California with Chipotle, Popeyes and Momo N Curry. - DoorDash Air initial restaurant pilot programme

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• Operating use

  2026-03-05 - Fremont phase 1A permits up to three chaperoned Dot robots; a later amended phase could allow up to 30 autonomous robots. - Dot - Downtown/City Center, Centerville and Irvington

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Supply chain relationships

• Waymo

  Inbound - Autonomous Service - Waymo supplies Waymo autonomous-delivery service for DoorDash Metro Phoenix delivery programme

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• DASH - NASDAQ - USD

• Tony Xu - Co-founder and CEO - Chief executive responsible for DoorDash's overall platform and operating strategy.
• Stanley Tang - Co-founder and Head of DoorDash Labs - Leads the robotics and automation group that developed Dot.
• Ashu Rege - VP and Head of Autonomy, DoorDash Labs - Leads development of Dot and the Autonomous Delivery Platform.

Events

• 2026-09-30 - Product Launch - DoorDash Air launches six-propeller delivery aircraft

  Chipotle, Popeyes and Momo N Curry are among the initial restaurant partners. The six-propeller aircraft uses a winch for pickup and drop-off and is coordinated through the Autonomous Delivery Platform. About 80% of sampled typical restaurant orders fit its size and weight limits; routing also considers weather, range and ground traffic.

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• 2026-08-17 - Deployment - Serve expands DoorDash robot delivery to San Jose and Washington

  San Jose and Washington, D.C. are the two newly disclosed DoorDash markets in the expansion. The Washington rollout uses existing parking facilities for robot charging, dispatch and maintenance. Serve says the micro-depot model is intended to reduce the cost and time required to enter additional neighbourhoods.

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• 2026-08-05 - Deployment - DoorDash expands Dot fleet and targets high-single-digit order share

  Both the number of Dot robots operating and deliveries completed per robot increased during the quarter. The company expects Dot to fulfil a high-single-digit percentage of orders in its largest test market by the end of 2026. Dot operates through DoorDash's Autonomous Delivery Platform, which assigns eligible orders across human couriers, robots and other delivery modes.

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• 2026-07-29 - Regulatory - DoorDash obtains Part 135 certificate and announces DoorDash Air program

  DoorDash became the eighth U.S. drone operator to obtain Part 135 certification. The Labs team is developing the aircraft and integrated ground-to-air delivery system in-house. Commercial DoorDash Air operations were targeted for autumn 2026 following certification and aircraft development.

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• 2026-03-05 - Deployment - DoorDash begins Dot delivery pilot with the City of Fremont

  Phase 1A permits up to three Dot robots operating with in-person chaperones on approved Fremont routes. A later amended permit could expand the pilot to as many as 30 fully autonomous robots. The initial service area links downtown, Centerville and Irvington, with the first delivery scheduled for 5 March 2026.

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• 2025-11-13 - Partnership - DoorDash and Coco expand sidewalk-delivery partnership

  Coco robots began fulfilling select DashMart grocery and retail orders in Miami alongside existing operations in Los Angeles and Chicago. The expanded service opened autonomous delivery to national grocers and retailers using DashMart Fulfillment Services. DoorDash and Coco reported more than 14,000 deliveries through their earlier DashMart pilots.

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• 2025-10-02 - Acquisition - DoorDash completes acquisition of Deliveroo

  The acquisition became effective through a UK court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement. Deliveroo continued operating across nine countries as part of the combined group. At completion, Deliveroo worked with approximately 176,000 merchant partners and more than 130,000 riders.

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• 2025-09-30 - Product Launch - DoorDash unveils Dot and its Autonomous Delivery Platform

  Dot was developed in-house by DoorDash Labs for roads, bike lanes, sidewalks and driveways. The Autonomous Delivery Platform chooses a delivery mode using factors including speed, cost, location and customer experience. DoorDash launched an early-access Dot programme in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

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• 2025-06-26 - Deployment - DoorDash and Flytrex launch commercial drone delivery in Dallas-Fort Worth

  The launch served parts of Little Elm and Frisco from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. The service reached more than 30,000 households and 100,000 residents at launch. Flytrex drones carried up to 6.6 pounds, while the preceding pilot had completed more than 1,000 deliveries.

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• 2025-05-14 - Deployment - DoorDash and Wing launch drone delivery in Charlotte

  Eligible customers within roughly four miles of The Arboretum Shopping Center could select drone delivery from participating restaurants. The launch included local restaurants and Panera Bread, the first national restaurant partner in the Charlotte service. Charlotte joined existing DoorDash–Wing service areas in Southwest Virginia and Dallas–Fort Worth, with further neighborhood expansion planned.

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Relationships

• Popeyes

  Deployment Partner - DoorDash Air names Popeyes as a partner for planned Northern California delivery pilots.

• Serve Robotics

  Delivery Platform Deployment Partner - Serve expanded DoorDash robot delivery into San Jose and Washington, D.C., using a micro-depot model in Washington.

• ALSO

  Partner - ALSO and DoorDash are jointly developing small autonomous electric vehicles for last-mile delivery under a multi-year collaboration.

• Waymo

  Autonomous Delivery Network Partnership - Waymo and DoorDash partner on autonomous delivery of eligible DoorDash orders in Metro Phoenix.

• Flytrex

  Commercial Drone Delivery Platform Partner - Flytrex and DoorDash launched commercial drone delivery in Dallas-Fort Worth.

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Shared workflows

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  workflow adjacency - Autonomous Delivery Vehicle Builder · Last Mile Delivery

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• Wing Aviation

  workflow adjacency - Last Mile Delivery

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Context tags

• Delivery robotics companies - Stack Layer - DoorDash develops Dot and an integrated autonomous-delivery platform.
• Last-mile delivery - Workflow - DoorDash routes local-commerce orders through human and autonomous delivery modes.
• Autonomous delivery vehicle builder - Workflow - DoorDash Labs developed Dot in-house.
• Autonomous delivery platform operations - Workflow - The Autonomous Delivery Platform selects and orchestrates delivery modes.
• Drone delivery operator - Peer Group - DoorDash Air received Part 135 certification; commercial operation remains targeted for autumn 2026.