Avride Delivery Robots: status and timeline

Avride Delivery Robots

Deliver food and parcels with small robots on sidewalks. Short deliveries are costly by car or courier, so a cheap robot could make local delivery affordable while sharing tech with the company's robotaxis.

DeployStage 4 of 5

In operation worldwide. 200,000+ deliveries; diverse climates.

Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Operations in diverse climates and cities

Delivery robot operations begin2021Complete.
200,000+ deliveries completed2025Complete.
Operations in diverse climates and citiesTarget 2025Current milestone.

Upcoming

2025Operations in diverse climates and cities (next)

Current obstacles

Pedestrian safety and interactionRobots must safely share sidewalk space with people, navigate around obstacles, and respond to human behavior.

Physics limits

Payload capacitySidewalk robots are limited by weight and size; heavy or large packages require traditional delivery.
Weather exposureElectronics must withstand rain, snow, and temperature extremes in diverse climates.

How it works

3 parts

Navigation

Sidewalk autonomous driving

Same core autonomous technology as robotaxis, adapted for sidewalk navigation and obstacle avoidance.

Payload

Autonomous carrying capacity

Robots carry packages autonomously to customers without human handlers, supporting last-mile delivery operations.

Learning

Shared data across platforms

Delivery robot experience informs robotaxi capabilities; both platforms contribute to the core autonomous driving system.

Spec sheet

Spec	Avride Delivery Robots
Total deliveries completed	200,000+^R (reported)
Customers served	250,000+^R (reported)

^R reported by the company

About Avride

The team behind Avride Delivery Robots

Avride

Robotaxi, autonomous driving, delivery robots

Autonomous driving company and Nebius Group subsidiary (spun from Yandex). Develops self-driving for passenger cars and delivery robots. Operates Uber robotaxis in Dallas.

Robotaxi service launched on Uber Dallas (Dec 3, 2025); specialist on board.
Raised up to $375M from Uber and Nebius (Oct 2025) for fleet expansion.
200,000+ deliveries completed; 250,000+ customers served (taxi + robot).

avride.ai (opens avride.ai)Company profile →

Founded: 20206 yrs
Headquarters: United StatesMorocco
Status: Private
Valuation: $4Best. privateOct 2025estimate
Raised: $375M1 round
Last round: Strategic investment (Uber & Nebius) · $375MOct 2025
Works in: VehiclesRobotaxisRobotics
Coverage: 2 programs · 3 updateslatest 3 Dec 2025checked 11 Oct
Lead investors: UberNebius
Partners: Uber (opens uber.com)
Investors: Nebius Group (opens nebius.com)
Suppliers: Hyundai (opens hyundai.com)
People: Dmitry Polishchuk (opens avride.ai)CEOArkady Volozh (opens nebius.com)Founder & CEO of parent company Nebius

Spec

Avride Delivery Robots

Total deliveries completed

200,000+^R (reported)

Customers served

250,000+^R (reported)