ExplainersSidewalk delivery robots
What is the Avride delivery robot?
The Avride delivery robot is an autonomous sidewalk delivery robot, evolved from the Yandex rover platform. DEPLOY records it at commercial maturity, running in active service across U.S. cities through food-delivery partnerships, using autonomous driving with remote human oversight.
Key facts
- Form factor
- sidewalk
- Maturity
- commercial
- Verified deployments
- 3
- Maker
- Avride
- drive mode
- autonomous_with_remote_oversight
- payload class
- food_delivery
The short answer
The Avride delivery robot is a sidewalk delivery robot: a small wheeled bot that carries food orders along sidewalks. Its registry record classifies it at commercial maturity, meaning production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
What is verified
It is made by Avride, based in Austin, Texas and founded in 2020. The platform evolved from the Yandex rover. Its recorded drive mode is autonomous with remote oversight, and its payload class is food delivery. It runs Avride's own driving stack, recorded as Avride ADS. Avride has expanded food-delivery partnerships including Uber Eats and Grubhub.
Where it operates
DEPLOY has 3 verified deployments on record: Moscow, Russia; Jersey City; and Ohio State University.
The honest caveat
The registry also records a safety incident: on 22 October 2025 an Avride robot struck a cyclist in Jersey City, who suffered a broken clavicle and a concussion. DEPLOY keeps verified incidents on the record alongside deployments rather than hiding them.
DEPLOY has no verified sticker price on record; sidewalk robots like this are typically run as an operated service rather than sold outright. For whether it drives itself, see is the Avride delivery robot autonomous.
Frequently asked
Who makes the Avride delivery robot?
Avride, based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2020. The platform evolved from the Yandex rover.
What does the Avride robot deliver?
Food. Its registry payload class is food delivery, and it runs through partnerships including Uber Eats and Grubhub.
Where does the Avride delivery robot operate?
DEPLOY records 3 verified deployments: Moscow, Russia; Jersey City; and Ohio State University.
Where it is deployed
3 verified deployments on the registry for the Avride delivery robot. Click any marker to open its primary-source record.
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