DoorDash CEO Tony Xu says path to autonomous deliveries filled with ‘lots of pain and suffering’ but company is nearing first inning of commercial progress

business • 9/8/2025

DoorDash has been working on autonomy and robotics technology since about 2017. It's currently doing drone deliveries in Australia and securing permits for the U.S.

“Candidly, it’s mostly been filled with lots of pain and suffering,” Xu said in an on-stage interview on Monday at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference in Park City, Utah. DoorDash has been working on autonomy and robotics technology since about 2017... [2207 chars]