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DoorDash Launches 'Dot' Delivery Robots in Fremont, Its First Bay Area Autonomous Fleet

DoorDash will deploy its autonomous delivery robot Dot in Fremont, California starting March 5 — marking the company's first Bay Area robot fleet. The city is issuing a permit for up to 30 robots to operate simultaneously without human chaperones, covering the Downtown/Central, Centerville, and Irvington neighborhoods along major corridors like Fremont Boulevard and Mowry Avenue. Dot is a compact sidewalk delivery robot with cameras and sensors for autonomous navigation, already operating in Phoenix. DoorDash chose Fremont over San Francisco, where regulatory pushback and vandalism risks are higher — a Waymo vehicle was famously torched in Chinatown in 2024. Fremont Mayor Raj Salwan welcomed the launch, calling it a reflection of the city's leadership in advanced manufacturing and robotics. The deployment comes as DoorDash also tests food delivery drones at a Mission District warehouse in San Francisco. The move puts DoorDash in direct competition with Uber Eats partner Coco Robotics, which just launched its autonomous Coco 2 fleet in Los Angeles.

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