Uber brings robotic delivery to new South Florida metro area
Uber Technologies is expanding the geographic reach of a delivery partnership with a provider of autonomous sidewalk delivery robots.
The Uber Eats on-demand delivery subsidiary of Uber is building on a long-time collaboration with Serve Robotics by making deliveries using Serve’s artificial intelligence-equipped sidewalk robots in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Fort Lauderdale customers in the downtown and Las Olas Boulevard neighborhoods may now have their restaurant orders delivered by Serve’s robots. Uber Eats has been delivering with Serve robots from select Shake Shack locations in the Miami metro area since February 2025.
The expansion of this partnership marks another step forward in the expansion of sidewalk robots on Uber Eats, which has been offering Serve's autonomous deliveries in Los Angeles since 2022. (Serve was spun off from Uber as an independent company in 2021. It has an agreement to deploy up to 2,000 delivery robots on the Uber Eats platform across multiple U.S. markets.)
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"We’re excited to expand autonomous delivery operations in South Florida with Serve," said Aaron Emrich, global head of autonomous delivery at Uber Eats. "Fort Lauderdale’s vibrant restaurant scene, and tech-forward community make it an ideal market to deepen our collaboration and bring more innovative delivery options to customers."
In addition, Uber Eats has been delivering orders using Serve Robots in the Atlanta metro area since June 2025. Serve’s robots are optimized for efficient route and enable food to arrive reliably, hot/cold and fresh, according to the company.
Equipped with advanced GPS technology and artificial intelligence, the robots are designed to navigate urban environments, avoiding obstacles and offering a smooth delivery experience.
“South Florida has proven to be an incredible market for autonomous delivery,” said Dr. Ali Kashani, co-founder and CEO of Serve Robotics. “Building on our success in Miami, the expansion to Fort Lauderdale allows us to serve more communities, support more restaurant partners, and continue scaling our low-emissions delivery network across the region.”
The Fort Lauderdale launch supports Serve’s broader expansion strategy as it moves toward deploying 2,000 delivery robots across the U.S. by year end in partnership with Uber Eats.
Uber Eats leverages Uber’s technology and logistics capabilities to partner with 825,000 retailers in more than 11,000 cities globally, with an average delivery time the company says is under 30 minutes.
