Wonder scales mid-Atlantic Grubhub robotic delivery
Wonder is rolling out Grubhub delivery robots in more markets on the East Coast.
Wonder, the delivery-focused restaurant company founded by former Walmart executive Marc Lore, is expanding its partnership with autonomous delivery robot provider Avride to offer robotic delivery across Jersey City and Hoboken, N.J.; Arlington County, Va.; and Philadelphia. (Wonder offers delivery in those markets through its its Grubhub subsidiary.)
Wonder acquired Grubhub from Netherlands-based global online delivery conglomerate JustEatTakeaway.com for $650 million in November 2024.This expansion brings autonomous delivery to dozens of additional restaurants on the Grubhub marketplace, including at least one Wonder location in each market, with more to be added over time.
In October 2025, Wonder launched a Grubhub delivery pilot in Jersey City using Avride robots, marking the first time Wonder filled delivery orders from locations other than college campuses via robots. Since launch, Wonder says nearly 20% of deliveries from its Jersey City location have been completed by robots.
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“This expansion reflects our belief that the future of food delivery will be faster, smarter and increasingly powered by technology,” said PJ Poykayil, executive VP of customer delivery operations at Wonder. “As we scale our Jersey City pilot and expand to Hoboken, Arlington and Philadelphia, we’re bringing autonomous delivery to more merchants on the Grubhub marketplace – unlocking new efficiencies while creating a more seamless experience for customers.”
Through the expanded partnership, customers ordering from eligible restaurants on the Grubhub marketplace may be assigned a robot for delivery if they opt in and their address falls within the service area. The experience is seamlessly integrated into the Grubhub platform, enabling customers to use the same ordering flow.
The robots deployed in this expansion feature Avride’s latest fully autonomous driving technology, designed to navigate complex urban environments. The robots leverage artificial intelligence to make real-time routing decisions, adapt to dynamic sidewalk conditions and operate in varied weather environments completely on their own. They are designed to allow smooth maneuverability, even in dense, high-traffic areas.
In August, Grubhub entered a partnership with Serve Robotics Inc. to bring robotic delivery to Chicago, Los Angeles, and Alexandria, Va. This marked Grubhub’s first collaboration with Serve and introduced autonomous delivery to Grubhub customers in those markets.
"We are excited to build on our successful track record with Wonder as we expand our collaboration with both Wonder and the Grubhub marketplace,” said Dmitry Polishchuk, CEO of Avride. “Our fully autonomous technology, combined with our extensive experience operating delivery robots in dense urban environments, ensures that we can deliver a reliable, seamless service for our partners at scale."
Part of Wonder Group, Grubhub features more than 415,000 retailers in more than 4,000 U.S. cities. Avride is a U.S.-based autonomous vehicle startup headquartered in Austin, Texas.
