DoorDash opens waitlist for AI text ordering, with no launch date
Text ordering remains a waitlist preview; whether AI ordering holds conversion will only show after the real launch.
DoorDash says users will soon be able to text its AI bot to place an order. US iOS users can join a beta waitlist starting September 30; there is no launch date yet.
The feature builds on the Ask DoorDash chatbot introduced in June: say "order my usual protein bowl to the office" and the AI searches local spots, builds a cart and checks out inside the text thread, remembering preferences for later.
The company also revealed the first DoorDash Air drone pilot in northern California with Chipotle and Popeyes among local food services, saying about 80 percent of typical restaurant orders are light enough to carry safely — with no consumer availability date either.
Sources:https://www.theverge.com/tech/1002545/doordash-text-orders-drones-retail-returns-availability