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Scaling Sidewalk Autonomy: How Serve Robotics Is Reinventing Last Mile Delivery

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Ali Kashani Co-Founder & CEO of Serve Robotics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how Serve Robotics is scaling sidewalk delivery robots into a nationwide platform with diverse revenue streams and big ambitions for the future. --------------------------- Ali Kashani, Co-Founder & Serve Robotics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how sidewalk delivery robots are transforming the economics and experience of last-mile delivery. Ali shares the origin story of Serve Robotics, which was incubated within Postmates and later spun out of Uber into a publicly traded company. What began as a simple idea, delivering small items with small autonomous robots has grown into a rapidly scaling business operating in cities across the U.S., including Los Angeles, Miami, and Dallas. As Serve Robotics continues to expand, the company is evolving into a full-fledged robotics platform with multiple reve …...more
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Scaling Sidewalk Autonomy: How Serve Robotics Is Reinventing Last Mile Delivery
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Ali Kashani Co-Founder & CEO of Serve Robotics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how Serve Robotics is scaling sidewalk delivery robots into a nationwide platform with diverse revenue streams and big ambitions for the future. --------------------------- Ali Kashani, Co-Founder & Serve Robotics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how sidewalk delivery robots are transforming the economics and experience of last-mile delivery. Ali shares the origin story of Serve Robotics, which was incubated within Postmates and later spun out of Uber into a publicly traded company. What began as a simple idea, delivering small items with small autonomous robots has grown into a rapidly scaling business operating in cities across the U.S., including Los Angeles, Miami, and Dallas. As Serve Robotics continues to expand, the company is evolving into a full-fledged robotics platform with multiple revenue streams spanning advertising, delivery, licensing, and potentially something even bigger in the future. --------------------------- Episode Chapters 0:00 Founding of Serve Robotics 2:07 Deliveries 4:26 Deploying Sidewalk Robots 9:53 Deployment Markets 15:11 A Robotics Company 19:37 Wing Partnership 21:20 Restaurant Deliveries & Packaging 27:53 Comparing Gen 2 to Gen 3 Robots 29:59 Testing Before Deploying 32:37 New Markets 33:49 Advertising Business 37:33 Growing Delivery Volume 39:37 The Evolution of Sidewalk Robots 42:07 Key Takeaways --------------------------- Recorded on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 ► Subscribe    / @roadtoautonomy   -------- About The Road to Autonomy The Road to Autonomy provides market intelligence and strategic advisory services to institutional investors and companies, delivering insights needed to stay ahead of emerging trends in the autonomy economy™. To learn more, say hello (at) roadtoautonomy.com. Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletter: https://www.roadtoautonomy.com/autono... #RoadToAutonomy #AutonomyEconomy #Robotics #Delivery
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