Uber Eats, Waymo Team for Autonomous Deliveries in Phoenix

Building on the success of a partnership with Waymo providing autonomous rides in Phoenix, Uber Eats has launched deliveries via Waymo vehicles.

Uber Eats consumers in Tempe, Mesa, and Chandler may have their orders delivered by an autonomous vehicle. Uber and Waymo are working with select merchants in the area, including local favorites Princess Pita, Filiberto’s and BoSa Donuts.

Here’s how it works:

• When placing an order in Phoenix where the service is available, customers will see a prompt in the Uber Eats app that says “Autonomous vehicles may deliver your order.”
• Customers will be given the opportunity to opt-out at checkout if they prefer to have items delivered by a courier.
• When the autonomous vehicle arrives, customers will receive an in-app notification to take a phone to unlock the vehicle and collect the items.

The addition of food delivery to Uber’s ongoing partnership with Waymo reflects both companies’ mission to encourage zero-emission trips and unlock greater innovation for consumers and merchants in Phoenix and beyond.

The fully autonomous Waymo vehicles drive within a 225+ square mile Metro Phoenix service area.

Metro Phoenix is the world’s largest autonomous vehicle service area. To start, Waymo will work with select merchants in Chandler, Tempe and Mesa.