Setback
Serve said it did not expect to renew its partnership with Uber when the deal ends in early 2027.
A delay, pause or setback · Company-reported
What the source says
“Serve didn't expect that it would make sense to renew the partnership agreement with Uber when it expires in early 2027”
What it means
Serve sidewalk robot, from Serve Robotics, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. A setback stays on the record next to the milestones; the stage moves down only when the rules say so. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: People working remotely can steer it or take over.
More on Serve sidewalk robot
- Serve said deliveries through Uber fell in the second quarter of 2026 for the first time, because its robots were used less than expected.
- Uber, Serve's biggest delivery partner and an early backer, sold all of its shares in Serve. Serve said it learned of the sale only when it was made public.
- Serve agreed to buy Diligent Robotics, maker of the Moxi robot that fetches lab samples and supplies in hospitals.
- Serve said it had completed more than 100,000 deliveries for business partners such as 7-Eleven.
- Serve said it had put more than 2,000 sidewalk delivery robots on US streets, up from about 100 at the start of 2025.
- DoorDash signed a deal to use Serve robots for some deliveries in Los Angeles.