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  • Issue #034

    Olo launched a zero-commission app.

  • Issue #033

    Your AI orders. A Tesla delivers. $1.99 & no tip.

  • Issue #032

    A 10-Person Startup Just Showed Restaurant Owners Where the Next Order Comes From

  • Issue #031

    The Smallest Name on DoorDash's Drone Launch List Might Be the Most Important One

  • Issue #030

    The Most Important Delivery Story This Week Came From a Small Restaurant in Austin

  • Issue #029

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  • Issue #027

    A New Book On AI Just Used Autolane To Explain What Autonomous Delivery Actually Looks Like

  • Issue #026

    Also Just Raised $150 Million To Build Autonomous Delivery Vehicles, And It Won't Be The Last

  • Issue #025

    Tesla's Cybercab- “Look Ma No Hands!”

  • Issue #024

    Meet The Locker System, And The Autolaner Who Designed It

  • Issue #023

    Wrapping up at Ai4 in Las Vegas

  • Issue #022

    I'm Letting A Tesla Drive Me And Our Locker From The Bay Area To Las Vegas For AI4

  • Issue #021

    I Delivered Food With A Walkie Talkie In 2007. This Month I Supervised The Same Job Done Autonomously.

  • Issue #020

    Autolane Just Went Live Across Phoenix In 113 Degree Heat And A Haboob. The Austin Pilot Just Proved The Model Works Too.

  • Issue #019

    A Chinese Takeout Spot In Austin Just Became Texas's First Commercial Autonomous Delivery Brand.

  • Issue #018

    Waymo and Uber Just Quietly Broke Up in Phoenix

  • Issue #017

    The Fleets Are Already Here. The Numbers Just Became Public

  • Autolane Launches First Direct Delivery Pilot in Austin

  • Issue #016

    Waymo's Sixth Recall in a Year Is a Signal, Not a Stumble

  • Issue #015

    Europe Just Went From Zero To Robotaxi In 90 Days. The Curb Question Now Has Two Continents.

  • Issue #014

    Texas Just Made The AV Fleet Count Public. 983 Vehicles Are Authorized To Pull Into Commercial Curbs Right Now.

  • Issue #013

    Jeep, Ram, And Dodge Just Got Hands-Free. The American Curb Is About To Get A New Fleet.

  • Issue #012

    Tesla Just Quadrupled Its Unsupervised Robotaxi Footprint In Weeks. The Map Is Being Redrawn Faster Than Anyone Forecast.

  • Issue #011

    THE BIG STORY: Waymo Just Added Rhode Island. The Real Story Is Where.

  • Autolane Live at Santana Row

    Autolane Goes Live at Santana Row, Bringing the San Jose Its First Smart Curbside Zone for Autonomous Vehicles

  • Issue #010

    Waymo Becomes a Pop Culture Moment. The Commerce Opportunity Nobody Is Talking About.

  • Issue #009

    Waymo Just Knocked on Portland's Door. The City Doesn't Know What to Do.

  • Issue #008

    Cybercab Is Real. Production Has Started. And There Is No Cap.

  • Issue #007

    Tesla just launched a Self-Driving App. And that changes everything.

  • Issue #006

    Waymo Has a New Car. And It Is Already on Your Streets.

  • Issue #005

    500,000 Rides a Week. Waymo Just Proved the Model Works.

  • Issue #004

    Uber Just Bet $1.25 Billion on Rivian. The Robotaxi Arms Race Has a New Entrant.

  • Issue #003

    Zoox Just Joined Uber. The Robotaxi Stack Is Now Complete.

  • Issue #002

    Washington Finally Shows Up. The AV Industry Is Writing the Rules.

  • Issue #001

    Coco 2 Just Dropped. And It's Gunning for Grocers.