Facts

• Segment: Delivery
• Country: United States
• Founded: 2017
• Website: https://www.avride.ai

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Facts
• Funding
• Investors
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Operations / Deployments
• Team
• Customers and deployments
• Articles
• Sources

Summary

Avride develops autonomous vehicles and delivery robots for mobility and last-mile logistics. Its systems combine self-driving software, perception and fleet operations to move people or goods through public environments, with delivery robots and robotaxi technology forming the core robotics exposure.

Market context

Avride is one of the few autonomy companies scaling both sidewalk delivery robots and passenger autonomous vehicles from a shared technology base. Its deployments across U. S. cities and campuses make it a visible commercial operator in robotic last-mile logistics and autonomous mobility.

Facts

• Website: https://www.avride.ai
• HQ: Austin, United States
• Founded: 2017
• Segment: Delivery
• Known funding rounds: 1

Funding

• 2025-10-22 - Strategic investment - $375M - Avride secures up to $375 million in strategic investment and commercial commitments from Uber and Nebius - source: nebius.com

Investors

• Nebius Group - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-10-22
• Uber - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-10-22

Shared autonomy stack for delivery robots and robotaxis

Avride develops and operates autonomous sidewalk delivery robots and autonomous vehicles from a shared autonomy, perception and hardware platform.

• Target environment: Urban streets, sidewalks, crosswalks, campuses, and dense food-delivery zones
• Deployment model: Partner-integrated robot delivery and autonomous mobility services through consumer platforms
• Customer context: Food-delivery platforms, campus dining programs, merchants, riders, and local delivery customers
• Workflow context: Restaurant pickup, sidewalk navigation, crosswalk handling, customer app unlock, robot dispatch, remote support, and autonomous vehicle operation
• Commercial maturity: Active robot delivery deployments with Uber Eats and Grubhub, plus robotaxi commercialization through Uber
• Market position: Autonomous mobility builder operating across goods delivery and passenger transport
• Adoption constraints: Local sidewalk rules, city acceptance, vandalism risk, weather reliability, fleet operations, and integration with partner marketplaces
• Adjacent context: Adjacent to sidewalk delivery robot companies, autonomous vehicle developers, last-mile logistics platforms, robotaxi operators, and fleet operations software.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2026-03-10 - Deployment - Avride launches first autonomous robot deliveries with Uber in Philadelphia - Avride launched Uber Eats robot deliveries in Philadelphia, adding another city to its autonomous delivery network.
• 2025-10-23 - Partnership - Avride and Grubhub expand robot delivery beyond campuses in Jersey City - Avride and Grubhub launched a robot delivery pilot for customers ordering from Wonder's Jersey City location.
• 2025-10-22 - Funding - Avride secures up to $375 million in strategic investment and commercial commitments from Uber and Nebius - The transaction combines strategic investments and commercial commitments from Uber Tech…
• 2025-08-21 - Deployment - Avride expands Uber Eats delivery robots across Austin, Dallas, and Jersey City - Avride said its Uber Eats delivery robots had expanded from Austin to Dallas and Jersey City after launching on…
• 2025-04-24 - Deployment - Avride reaches 80,000 deliveries at Ohio State campus deployment - Avride said its 112-robot fleet at The Ohio State University had completed 80,000 deliveries since January 2025.
• 2025-01-30 - Partnership - Avride and Grubhub deploy autonomous delivery robots on U.S. college campuses - Avride and Grubhub launched autonomous robot delivery for Grubhub-partnered college campuses, beginning with The…
• 2024-11-12 - Deployment - Avride launches Uber Eats robot deliveries in Austin - Avride launched autonomous delivery robots for Uber Eats orders in downtown Austin.
• 2024-10-03 - Partnership - Avride and Uber announce autonomous delivery and mobility partnership - The multiyear partnership brings Avride delivery robots and autonomous vehicles to Uber and Uber Eats.

Operations / Deployments

• 2025-10-22 - Funding - Avride secures up to $375 million in strategic investment and commercial commitments from Uber and Nebius - The transaction combines strategic investments and commercial commitments from Uber Tech…
• 2025-01-30 - Partnership - Avride and Grubhub deploy autonomous delivery robots on U.S. college campuses - Avride and Grubhub launched autonomous robot delivery for Grubhub-partnered college campuses, beginning with The…

Team

• Dmitry Polishchuk - CEO - Represents Avride in major partner announcements with Uber and Grubhub as the company scales delivery robots and prepares robotaxi services.

Customers and deployments

• Named Commercial Market - Uber Eats robot deliveries launched in Philadelphia - 2026-03-10 - Uber Eats - sidewalk food delivery - Avride launched Uber Eats robot deliveries in Philadelphia's Center City, adding another…
• Commercial Markets - Austin, Dallas, and Jersey City Uber Eats robot delivery markets - 2025-08-21 - Uber Eats - sidewalk food delivery - Avride expanded Uber Eats delivery robots from Austin to Dallas and Jersey City,…
• Active Robot Fleet - 112 robots; 80,000 deliveries; about 1,200-1,300 orders per day - 2025-04-24 - The Ohio State University - campus food delivery - Avride reported a 112-robot fleet at The Ohio State University with…
• Named Commercial Market - Uber Eats robot deliveries launched in downtown Austin - 2024-11-12 - Uber Eats - sidewalk food delivery - Avride launched autonomous delivery robots for Uber Eats orders in downtown Austin, co…

Articles

• 2025-12-03 - Avride is moving Uber from delivery robots into Dallas robotaxis - Avride launched robotaxi rides with Uber in Dallas after building the partnership through Uber Eats delivery robots in Texas and Jersey Cit…