Cartken, Uber Eats begin deliveries in Virginia

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Cartken and Uber Eats are starting deliveries in Fairfax, Virginia. | Supply: Cartken

Cartken and Uber Eats have expanded their sidewalk supply service to Fairfax, Virginia. The newest deployment builds on Carkten’s profitable pilot of autonomous deliveries in Miami, Florida. 

Beginning at the moment, Cartken and Uber are providing deliveries from choose retailers within the Mosaic District, a purchasing and eating district owned and operated by EDENS that’s residence to greater than 40 eating places. To start out, Cartken shall be doing deliveries from retailers like Our Mother Eugenia, Pupatella, and RASA. 

“Our group at Cartken is happy to additional associate with Uber Eats and broaden our attain to serve the Fairfax group,” Anjali Jindal Naik, Co-Founder and COO at Cartken, mentioned. “Cartken is at an inflection level, the place we’re quickly bringing our AI, pc imaginative and prescient, and lidar-less autonomous robots to extra locations, like Mosaic District, in partnership with Uber Eats.”

Cartken’s supply robots are autonomous however have a distant monitoring system that enables for a human to take management at any time. They’re designed for deliveries over quick distances, like in malls, enterprise parks and native neighborhoods.

”Alongside our companions at Cartken, we’re thrilled to work with Mosaic’s excellent retailers to serve such a vibrant group of diners, consumers, and residents,” Noah Zych, Head of Autonomous Mobility and Supply at Uber, mentioned. “With our shared ardour for modern city design, sustainability, and expertise, we consider that robotic supply with Uber Eats is a superb match for Fairfax customers in search of a enjoyable and handy technique to seize their subsequent meal.”

Cartken and Uber introduced they’d begin deliveries in Miami in December 2022. In Miami, the businesses do deliveries for choose retailers within the Dadeland space of Miami-Dade County. 

Cartken was based in 2019 and got here out of stealth in March 2021, when it introduced a partnership with REEF Expertise to make deliveries in downtown Miami.