GoKawiilDoorDash: AI agents placed only 'several hundred' orders so far
DoorDash CEO Tony Xu said on the company's Q3 earnings call that third-party AI shopping agents like Muse, Instinct and Fo have generated only a few hundred total orders, compared to the roughly 3 million deliveries DoorDash completes daily. Xu said most users still order through DoorDash's own app, while the company continues building its own agent tools, including a text-to-order agent, a CLI agent, and the Ask DoorDash chatbot.
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The figures suggest that despite heavy industry hype around AI agents reshaping online commerce, consumer adoption of agent-driven ordering remains minimal in practice. Xu's comments indicate DoorDash is hedging its bets, investing in proprietary agent tools and exploring in-agent advertising rather than fully committing to third-party agent ecosystems. The broader retail split—Amazon blocking agents while Walmart welcomes them—suggests companies are still testing different strategies for handling this emerging technology.
- DoorDash has received only a few hundred orders from third-party AI agents, versus 3 million daily deliveries overall.
- The company is building its own suite of AI ordering tools, including a text-to-order agent, CLI agent, and Ask DoorDash chatbot.
- Retailers remain divided on AI agents, with Amazon restricting access while Walmart actively supports them.
Source: techcrunch.com — Ivan Mehta, 2026-10-30
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