"It's a tech CEO's wet dream, but a labor economist's worst nightmare: to film some content for a TikTok reel, one San Francisco woman decided to hail a Waymo to complete her Doordash delivery. The TikTokker, real name unknown but who goes by the handle @dmpnzzz, posted the minute-long clip last Thursday. She doesn't say much about the finances of the experiment, but the clip does raise an interesting question: can you Doordash in a Waymo and still come out ahead?"
"Doordash fees are likewise highly dependent on time, city, and tips, with base pay for delivery drivers hovering around the $2 per deliveryrange before tip. Those unknowns in mind, Swiatecki estimated that a "short, tip-heavy delivery that happens to align with a cheap, quick Waymo ride" will probably work out. Any order requiring a Doordash worker to trek across town will probably end in the red."
One San Francisco woman hailed a Waymo to complete a DoorDash delivery and posted the experiment on TikTok. Analysis shows profitability depends on Waymo fare, trip distance, and tip size. Waymo fares are concealed behind a surge-pricing black box while DoorDash pay varies by time, city, and tips with base pay around $2 per delivery before tip. Short, tip-heavy deliveries paired with inexpensive, quick Waymo rides can be profitable. Cross-town deliveries likely lose money. DoorDash is also deploying delivery robots in Phoenix, signaling increasing automation in last-mile gig work.
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