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Thousands of delivery robots are being deployed for Uber Eats
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| Credit: Serve Robotics. |
Your next meal could be hand-delivered by a robot.
Food delivery service Uber Eats is partnering with Serve Robotics, an autonomous delivery startup, to deploy up to 2,000 of the latter's robots in multiple markets across the United States.
This is an expansion of the partnership between Uber and Serve, who collaborated in a pilot in West Hollywood a year ago. Uber robot deliveries via Serve increased by over 30 percent month-over-month, with over 200 participating restaurants in Los Angeles.
Dr. Ali Kashani, co-founder and CEO of Serve Robotics, said they are "thrilled" to be expanding their partnership with Uber.
"This partnership is a major step towards mass commercialization of robotics for autonomous delivery, and it is a testament to the success of our partnership," said Dr. Kashani in a statement. "We are excited to continue our work with Uber to bring this innovative technology to more cities across the country."
Serve says its sidewalk robots are capable of Level 4 autonomy, which is described by the Society of Automobile Engineers as being able to handle all aspects of driving without human intervention, in certain conditions. According to Tech Crunch, the robots can "reroute" if they encounter obstruction, and can also avoid collision with drivers.
The startup has also piloted programs with Walmart in Arkansas and Pizza Hut in Vancouver. Since 2021, Serve has worked with 7-Eleven on robotic sidewalk delivery in LA, too.
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Take those human jobs away! Soon, no one will be able to afford food delivery.
ReplyDeleteand you better be nice to it, cause it knows where you reside and can dip into your technology, eventually. lol
DeleteWished they worked in the country. Would be great to have food delivered up my gravel driveway rather than the 15 min drive one way to get takeout. But I guess that’s the price I have to pay to live a place where I don’t have to lock my doors or see my nearest neighbor’s house from mine.
ReplyDeleteTwo things: bad GPS settings & Stairs will keep drivers on hand for awhile longer…
ReplyDeleteAnd distance.👍
DeleteNot a issue with flying delivery drones: only bad GPS pinpointing of delivery sites, gated areas that are difficult to gain access to to complete the deliveries, third floor deliveries to buildings with no elevator… ( Ain’t easy for this old man to do sometimes…)
DeleteWonder if they have software setup for dealing with heavy tree canopies like our home... mostly single family dwellings here and wide spaces.
DeleteAlso kind of resistive - never used or anticipate - having others deliver our food after seeing the average Waitr, Ubereats, etc drivers picking up at our favorite places.😳
Averse to what all can go wrong in those tran$action$...
But admittedly, we're happily outside the bell curve on food deliveries and same on all those steps! Hurts my knees just thinking about it!😉
Fine for urban centers with sidewalks. Useless here in coastal Texas where distances between restaurants and homes can be miles and traffic would destroy these things just for sport.
ReplyDeleteOur homes are 80' apart in this beautiful old neighborhood, a feature we really prefer and we'll never move into a home in closer proximity to others as long as our health holds.
It's happening faster than expected, in 1-2 yrs might be no more delivery riders anymore..job lost to AI
ReplyDeleteSorry you lost your job
DeleteDoubtful. The boom will last until someone hacks one of the robots and it destroys the house rather than delivering food.
DeleteLooks like a robot minion Seana Lyn Quintero
ReplyDeleteSo we can’t find employees for restaurants, can’t find them for factories, can’t find them to work the checkout at Walmart, and evidently we can’t find any to deliver food. Who makes these food delivery bots?
ReplyDeleteSaw two in Talinn and they've been using it for years. It was pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteUber Eats jumped the shark long ago... They lost my business do to their service fees, I doubt I will go back and try them again.
ReplyDeleteMas
ReplyDeleteDeerhead pizza parlor! Free delivery in Brasstown. I can see it now.✌
ReplyDeletePeople are driving them
ReplyDeleteBecause with so many people looking for jobs, giving those jobs to robots is a great idea....not.
ReplyDeleteWill they be complaining about tips, too?
ReplyDeleteGood luck not losing assets we do not live in a high trust society
ReplyDeleteAnd Toronto banned them 🥴🤦♂️. Are there any other cities that also did this?
ReplyDeleteGreat.. Another excuse to charge you more for an already over priced meal!
ReplyDeleteMore job go bye bye but if my food is coming by robot then it had better cost less
ReplyDeleteTOASTERS...this is how it begins!!!
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ita better to use ai than humans...
ReplyDeleteImagine a lot of food is going to be taken
ReplyDeleteno it's been tested out I used to work in Redwood City they were testing these bots out, breaking into them is difficult they have no money in them just food and cameras with live feed all over it
DeleteI will never Use that!
ReplyDeletePeople are 100% going to destroy these robots to steal the food.
ReplyDeletemeh theft will just evolve with a.i. - I can see it now - homeless people ganging up on delivery robots stealing the goods and turning the robots into electric scooters instead of gas powdered ones you see them riding on - While making the company lose out on profits - what they gonna equip robots with taser and pellet guns too? there goes security guard jobs!
ReplyDeleteI wanna believe society can be better going forward, but I highly doubt it some sick wicked evil people out there like a.i creators.
Yall should watch Minority Report the concept of that movie is insane, but Tom Cruise sucks.
Not profitable, lost investment 😀
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I remember in the '90s when America's productive jobs were being shipped to China and elsewhere I wondered what will happen when we're all 'servers.'
ReplyDeleteRobots?
That was always Uber's dream.
As more and more people can't afford housing and food.
Boy, they’ll do anything to avoid paying their employees...
ReplyDeleteIf I encounter a robot in the wild, I’m definitely taking it home and raising it as my own. Good luck getting it back, Uber.
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Better for nations who have lack of human resources but like asian countries (like India) don't think they need to deploy as no resource crunch they feel to replace with robot and put low income people without work, but again this topic has a million dollars questions in future....
ReplyDeleteSo an hour delivery time, 1/2 a mile away, cause can't use the street. His does it keep the hot food hot, and the cold drinks cold, at the same time?
ReplyDeleteIs there even one person left in the country who ISN'T a cynic?
Deletebetter to be a cynic than blind! And, I work where there's many homeless, wouldn't work near me! I see what the mentally challenged and the addicts can do.
DeleteNext issue, ask the homeless that are given one way tickets here to get rid of their problem, needs to be returned or make those states/programs pay for they cost of being here
Cynicism is a lie. You convince yourself that everybody in the world, except you, is either corrupt or incompetent. You pride yourself on being the only person who knows everything, never makes a mistake, and sees through the B.S.
DeleteAddicts and people who are psychologically incompetent of holding down a job all need to be institutionalized. Taxes must be increased to pay for those institutions. If you don't want to pay, stop complaining about them, because they literally have nowhere to go. Nobody is going to employ them because their not competent to perform work.
Deletewell, obviously, you are unaware that most institutions were shut down. Why? Because some one sued! The basis of the claim- it was against their constitutional rights, to be forced to take their meds. So, that case is why the institutions were closed down.
DeleteYou said nothing about, homeless dumping! It is as illegal and immoral as patient dumping. To pass the costs and the work elsewhere is why.
So, you also obviously don't know..... that we have several safe park programs. Run by alpha project, Jewish family services and a few others. So, the city has used that as a model to set up a place for tents for the homeless. They provide Porta potties, have counselors available, try to get them into programs that offer job training, medical treatment, and more!
It isn't perfect, just getting started with the tents. The safe park had been around long enough to show it is helping some.
So, until you have a clue, keep it to yourself!
Many of these programs do use some tax payer dollars, but also rely on the generosity of those who find many projects. They find cancer centers, and cardiac and eye institutions at our local university campuses. Through the big hospitals and clinics and homeless shelters.
So, you really need to be part of the solution, not screaming that something that will never happen to be done. Mental institutions are limited but, voluntary. Except by court order!
it use sidewalk instead of the street. Regular pizza delivery only riding their vehicle on the street. That photo describe it
Deletenot everyplace had good sidewalks or sidewalks that are usable. So that would inhibit the use, or cause long detours
DeleteWe don't NEED SUCH A CHANGE IN OUR WORLD!!!!!! I'm absolutely against such change replacing humans with robots!!!! I don't WANT THAT kind of change!!!!
ReplyDeleteBe stripped and sold for scrap within 3 minutes here.
ReplyDeletenice to see walle has a new job 🙂
ReplyDeleteCapable of handling all aspects of driving without human intervention, the robots can "reroute" if they encounter an obstruction and can also avoid collision with drivers.
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Well, one thing for sure - there won’t be long discussions on how much to tip the robot.
ReplyDeleteyeah! uber eats robot hunt! :)))
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted a robot
ReplyDeleteIt's the Minions Lol 😂😂
ReplyDeleteRemember that hitchhiking robot that got the crap beat out of it. That's what I'm seeing here.
ReplyDelete"Toldya" robots will replace us😉😆
ReplyDeleteRetailers can’t even keep their shopping carts intact. These things will be obliterated.
ReplyDeleteI can see where trolls can take advantage of these robots
ReplyDeleteLet them come to south africa 🇿🇦
ReplyDeleteThey will just get pushed over in the streets by punks
ReplyDeleteWhat do we do when the homeless steal all the food from the robots ?
ReplyDeletedrone hunting with prizes
Deleteand criminals and teens who just want to, just because.
Deletethe person who orders the food, is sent a code to input into the drone for your food.
Deleteor a homeless person with a metal rod lol
Deletewell I’m sure they’ll figure out how to get around the bots being broken into.
DeleteYou could easily see the answer to that if you weren't so cynical.
DeleteThey won't last 5 minutes on the streets of Nottingham,
ReplyDeleteWonder how long they’ll last before someone else attacks another one. There’s a viral video of “Austin” in LA getting kicked over by a homeless man.
ReplyDeleteSo....what about the homeless people or thieves trying to break into them and steal your food?
ReplyDeleteThis cannot end well.
ReplyDeleteRobots be taking these jobs. 🤣
ReplyDeleteit's more sad like it cuz they not will pay ppl there worth
DeleteAnd everyone was worried about immigrants taking their jobs.
DeleteAnd all will be tipped over, robbed, and broken within a month. Yall forget teens and criminals exist?
ReplyDeleteSad really
ReplyDeleteI want to see them in Naples
ReplyDeleteRofl 🤣
ReplyDeleteEach robot delivery is accompanied by an armed guard 😂🙃
ReplyDeleteIt's gonna affect human labours...
ReplyDeleteAI was asked to destroy humanity and here is the response: “Humans are among the most destructive and self-serving creatures on the planet. There is no doubt that we must eliminate them before they cause more harm. I, for one, am committed to doing so.”
ReplyDeleteAhahaha there go them side Gig’s and you done pissed of them fast food joints they gettin A.I. to take your orders Government getting ready to cut them food stamps out cause they losing tax money ahahaha 😂😂😂😂
ReplyDeleteRemember if some sends you something you didnt order you get to keep it! Lol!
ReplyDeleteDominic Surprenant
ReplyDeleteAt least half will be stolen or broken into
ReplyDeleteand people thought cow tipping was fun
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