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PHOENIX - The future of robotics continues to pick Phoenix as its proving grounds, as DoorDash and Waymo announce a partnership to offer driverless food deliveries.

What we know:

According to a statement released on Oct. 16, DoorDash customers "may be matched with a fully autonomous Waymo vehicle for their next delivery from a participating merchant across our 315 sq mile service area in Phoenix."

"Just opt into autonomous vehicle delivery when checking out and you may be matched with Waymo to deliver your order. When Waymo arrives, open the trunk with your DoorDash app and grab your items," read a portion of Waymo's statement.

Officials with the self-driving vehicle operation say at first, they will deliver orders from DoorDash's convenience, grocery, and retail stores ca

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