Company
DoorDash
DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) is an on-demand local delivery marketplace founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco.
- Founded
- 2013
- HQ
- San Francisco, California
- Status
- active
Overview
DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) is an on-demand local delivery marketplace founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco. Its autonomous arm, DoorDash Labs, develops last-mile delivery robotics. In September 2025 DoorDash unveiled Dot, an in-house autonomous delivery robot that operates across bike lanes, roads, and sidewalks, with early-access testing in the Phoenix metro area. DoorDash also works with third-party robotics operators, including a 2025 agreement to use Serve Robotics sidewalk robots for deliveries in Los Angeles.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Ticker
NYSE: DASH
Founded
2013
HQ
San Francisco, California
Autonomous arm
DoorDash Labs (in-house last-mile robotics)
In-house robot
Dot: autonomous delivery robot unveiled Sept 30, 2025; operates on bike lanes, roads, and sidewalks
Dot specs (per DoorDash)
~350 lb, ~5 ft tall, up to 20 mph, 30 lb / six-pizza payload, 6+ hr battery
Robot early access
Phoenix metro area (2025)
Third-party robotics
2025 agreement to use Serve Robotics sidewalk robots in Los Angeles
Data & sources
Press releases
1
News coverage
2
Web sources
2
5 sources backing this record.View all →
Safety record
No incidents on record for DoorDash.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
DoorDash in third-party press
Sources (5)
- DoorDash · https://doordash.com
- DoorDash Unveils Dot, the Delivery Robot Powered by its Autonomous Delivery Platform · https://ir.doordash.com/news/news-details/2025/DoorDash-Unveils-Dot-the-Delivery-Robot-Powered-by-its-Autonomous-Delivery-Platform-to-Accelerate-Local-Commerce/default.aspx · 2025-09-30
- Dot | DoorDash · https://about.doordash.com/en-us/dot
- DoorDash unveils Dot, its autonomous robot built to deliver your food · https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/doordash-unveils-dot-its-autonomous-robot-built-to-deliver-your-food/ · 2025-09-30
- DoorDash to use Serve Robotics' sidewalk robots for deliveries in Los Angeles · https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/09/doordash-to-use-serve-robotics-sidewalk-robots-for-deliveries-in-los-angeles/ · 2025-10-09
Common questions
- What is DoorDash?
- DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) is an on-demand local delivery marketplace founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco. Its autonomous arm, DoorDash Labs, develops last-mile delivery robotics. In September 2025 DoorDash unveiled Dot, an in-house autonomous delivery robot that operates across bike lanes, roads, and sidewalks, with early-access testing in the Phoenix metro area. DoorDash also works with third-party robotics operators, including a 2025 agreement to use Serve Robotics sidewalk robots for deliveries in Los Angeles.
- What does DoorDash make?
- DoorDash has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. DoorDash builds physical robots.
- Where is DoorDash headquartered?
- DoorDash is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
- Is DoorDash a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, DoorDash ranks in roughly the top under 1% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was DoorDash founded?
- DoorDash was founded in 2013.
- Is DoorDash safe?
- DoorDash has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-10
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 2
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for DoorDash.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning DoorDash from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
DoorDash Food Delivery Robot Refuses to Leave SWAT Scene - FindLaw
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A DoorDash Robot Rolled Into a SWAT Standoff. It Reveals a Massive Danger for Every AI Founder - inc.com
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A DoorDash Delivery Robot Wandered Into an Active SWAT Scene and Refused to Leave - VICE
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DoorDash delivery robot disrupts SWAT operation - kyma.com
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DoorDash Delivery Robot Invades SWAT Scene, Won’t Leave as Cops Flashbang Resident - Futurism
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A Delivery Robot Rolled Straight Into a Police Standoff, Refusing to Abandon the Order - Yahoo
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DoorDash robot refuses to leave SWAT operation in Arizona - The Independent
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DoorDash robot refuses to leave SWAT operation in Arizona - cbs8.com
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DoorDash delivery robot refused to leave SWAT situation in Phoenix - kens5.com
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Doordash robot gets in the way of SWAT situation - CBS News
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DoorDash robot rolls up on SWAT standoff - ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4
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Food delivery robot caught in the middle of Chandler SWAT situation - 12News
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/doordash.md
- RSS feed: /companies/doordash/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1bcf17bd-37a2-4c11-a7ac-4493410a69d2
- Revision history: /companies/doordash/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
DoorDash is introducing "Dot," the company's first commercial autonomous delivery robot, rolling out around Phoenix. The size of a miniature car, the company sa
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place DoorDash against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Meaningful press and media coverage across the period.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 15, 2026