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Autonomous robots are now making food deliveries in New Jersey. And Uber is behind it.
What’s happening:
- Uber (NASDAQ: UBER) has officially launched autonomous delivery robots to fulfill orders made on the Uber Eats app in New Jersey through their partnership with Avride
Why it matters:
- Uber and Avride have been quickly launching autonomous robot deliveries in multiple cities in America as part of their recent partnership, including Austin, Texas and Jersey City, New Jersey
Going deeper:
- There are only a select group of restaurants that are initially included in the new roll out of Avride autonomous deliveries in New Jersey, which includes multiple Michelin star restaurants
- Uber and Avride have publicly stated that they plan to launch in many more cities across the United States in the near future, as well as increasing the amount of individual robots that are operating in both Austin, Texas and Jersey City, New Jersey
The intrigue:
- Publicly traded autonomous robot delivery company Serve Robotics (NASDAQ: SERV) also just recently expanded into Miami following the highly successful debut of their operations in Los Angeles, California
