Cartken's AI-powered sidewalk robots will land inMiamibefore multi-city expansion in 2023
MIAMI,Dec. 15, 2022/PRNewswire/ --Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER) andCartken, a leading robotics company, today announced a new partnership for food deliveries via automated robots inMiami, Florida. Uber Eats consumers inMiamiwill have the opportunity to have orders delivered by Cartken's self-driving robot.
Starting today, Uber and Cartken will begin operating with select merchants in the Dadeland area ofMiami-Dade Countywith plans to expand inMiami-Dadeand to additional cities in 2023. Cartken's AI-powered sidewalk delivery robots currently are used for neighborhood food and grocery delivery, campus meal delivery and curbside pickup across the country. Uber Eats will be its first formal partnership with a global on-demand delivery app beyond college campuses.
"We are excited about how this partnership with Uber will bring the advantages of robotics to food delivery—and ultimately create more connected communities," saidChristian Bersch, Co-founder and CEO at Cartken. "Together, we have the opportunity to reduce traffic congestion, help local merchants to increase delivery capacity, and bring consumers fast, convenient, and emission-free deliveries."
Uber's partnership with Cartken is an expansion of the company's efforts to use automated and autonomous technology to unlock greater innovation for consumers and merchant partners inMiamiand beyond.
"Miamiis a thriving Uber Eats market and we are excited to bring its residents a little more Uber magic through sidewalk robot delivery," saidNoah Zych, Global Head of Autonomous Mobility and Delivery at Uber. "Our partnership with Cartken marks another important milestone for our efforts in automated and autonomous technology and will provide greater reliability and affordability toMiamimerchants and consumers."
超级吃当地commerc提供即时访问e, helping people across the world discover restaurants and merchants, order meals, groceries, alcohol, and more at the touch of a button—and get it delivered reliably and quickly. The business leverages Uber's technology and logistics expertise to partner with 870,000 merchants in 11,000+ cities globally.
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About Uber
通过莫超级的使命是创造机会vement. We started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get access to a ride at the touch of a button? More than 36 billion trips later, we're building products to get people closer to where they want to be. By changing how people, food, and things move through cities, Uber is a platform that opens up the world to new possibilities.
About Cartken
Cartken is an AI-powered robotics company building sidewalk delivery robots currently used for neighborhood food/grocery delivery, campus meal delivery, and curbside pickup. The autonomy guiding our robots makes them the safest and most reliable in the market today. We serve as a technology provider in a B2B relationship allowing our partners to own the consumer relationship. Cartken's team of ex-Google engineers and operators combine deep expertise in self-driving cars, AI-powered robotics, and delivery operations.
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