At this time, deliveries made by Waymo’s self-driving cars are limited to specific locations and retailers.
In the event that you are located within the Metro Phoenix area and are willing to step out of your residence in order to get your food delivery, it is possible that your Uber Eats order will be delivered by one of Waymo’s autonomous vehicles. The companies have formally inaugurated the next phase of their continuing relationship that spans several years. This phase also includes providing rides in robotaxis to clients of the ride-hailing service who are located in the neighbourhood. Whenever you place an order through Uber Eats, you will be presented with a prompt that states, “autonomous vehicles may deliver your respective order.”
You will be notified if a Waymo car does pick up your order, and you will be need to bring your phone with you when you meet it in order to be able to open the trunk and retrieve your meal. It is not necessary to worry about this because you have the option to opt out during the checkout process in the event that you are not feeling up to going out and receiving your order and would rather have someone deliver meals to your door.
Deliveries from Waymo are now only available in the cities of Phoenix, Chandler, Tempe, and Mesa, and they are only available for a limited number of businesses. These merchants include local restaurants and chains such as Princess Pita and BoSa Donuts. CNBC was informed by a spokeswoman for Uber that the companies are aiming to broaden the scope of their service region and are also looking to increase the number of retailers on their mailing list. The news organisation was also informed that Waymo will be use its Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicles, which the company has been testing in Arizona for a number of years, for the purpose of making deliveries. Since the speaker stated that you will only be required to pay standard fares and that you will not be charged for gratuities, it does not appear like Waymo deliveries will be more expensive either.
During the previous year, the firms made the initial announcement that they would be collaborating in order to provide robotaxi rides and deliveries in Phoenix. This announcement came after Waymo expanded its service area in the region. When you request an UberX, Uber Green, Uber Comfort, or Uber Comfort Electric, you will have the option to hail a robotaxi transport. Robotaxi rides became available in the metropolitan area by the month of October.