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DoorDash co-founder says company began autonomy work in 2018
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Building an Autonomous Delivery Experience with DoorDash Co-Founders Andy Fang and Stanley Tang
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"Yeah, we've actually been looking into robotics autonomy probably much longer than people thought, like since 2018 actually. Uh, back when it wasn't obvious autonomy and robotics was going to be a thing. Uh, but we felt like this was going to be a technology that was going to be transformative to our space and potentially disruptive."
Stanley Tang said DoorDash started investing in robotics and autonomy in 2018, describing it as an early bet on technology he believed would be “transformative” for delivery. He framed the effort as founder-led work intended to avoid disruption by new entrants combining AI agents with autonomous delivery modalities.
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- No Priors Podcast
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- Building an Autonomous Delivery Experience with DoorDash Co-Founders Andy Fang and Stanley Tang
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