Oct 16, 2025 - Business

Waymo self-driving cars to deliver DoorDash

Nathan Bomey

A white vehicle equipped with external sensors on an urban street — A Waymo autonomous Jaguar I-Pace with roof-mounted lidar and sensors on an urban street near an overpass and construction fencing in San Francisco on Sept. 18. Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

Self-driving car company Waymo is partnering with DoorDash to provide deliveries, beginning in the Phoenix area.

Why it matters: The deal marks the first collaboration between the two companies, and could open the door for a wider deployment of autonomous vehicles for delivery purposes.

Driving the news: Waymo said DoorDash customers in metro Phoenix will be given the option to receive contact-free deliveries from participating merchants "in the coming months."

Initial deliveries will be orders from DoorDash's DashMart, which offers items such as groceries, fresh food and household staples from local retailers.
"When Waymo arrives, open the trunk with your DoorDash app and grab your items," as Waymo put it.

Context: Waymo, the former Google self-driving car company owned by Alphabet, has been running autonomous vehicles in the Phoenix area for years.

DoorDash, meanwhile, has begun testing delivery by drove in certain markets.

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