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Uber has sold off its entire stake in autonomous sidewalk delivery company Serve Robotics, ending an investment relationship that dated back to Serve’s origins as Postmates X. Serve reportedly learned of the divestiture only after it was disclosed in a regulatory filing.
DoorDash has earned FAA Part 135 air carrier certification and launched DoorDash Air, its in-house drone delivery program, becoming one of only eight drone operators in the U.S. to clear the five-stage federal certification process.
JD.com founder Richard Liu said at the APEC China CEO Forum that robots will replace the company’s 700,000 delivery workers “sooner or later”, pairing the prediction with a retraining program called Nirvana that aims to move couriers into robot maintenance and AI training roles before automation arrives.
SoftBank Robotics America and Matternet have signed a strategic partnership to accelerate autonomous drone delivery deployments across the U.S., targeting healthcare and other industries where speed and reliability are critical.
Grab unveiled an AI-powered delivery robot called Carri at its annual GrabX 2026 event, designed to reduce the time drivers spend navigating malls and office buildings to collect orders.
Amazon has acquired robotics startup RIVR, a developer of stair-climbing quadruped delivery robots, as the company expands its efforts to automate last-mile logistics.
Wing and Walmart will add drone delivery to 150 more stores, aiming to reach over 40 million Americans and build the largest residential drone delivery network in the U.S.
