DoorDash says its robotics and drone bets started eight years ago
garrytan · x · 2026-07-24
DoorDash says its robotics, drones, and AI bets are already built on experiments that started eight years ago, and the company frames them as a way to expand delivery capacity rather than replace Dashers.
The post comes from Garry Tan reposting a DoorDash hiring/vision thread that emphasizes autonomy, applied AI, and real-world operations at speed and scale.
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