An Uber Eats bag on Thursday, January 15, 2026, in Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
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Uber Eats Bring artificial intelligence to your next grocery shopping list.
The ride-hailing company announced Wednesday that its food delivery platform will debut a new AI assistant that allows customers to create shopping carts using text and images, such as handwritten grocery lists.
Uber offers this feature through dozens of major retailers, including Safeway, Albertsons, and Kroger. The company says the tool takes into account product preferences and store availability, and allows users to edit their selections.
“Cart Assistant reflects the way we think about AI at Uber, starting with the actual needs of our customers and building practical solutions within our apps,” Praveen Nepali Naga, head of technology at Uber, said in a release. “By building these features on real user behavior, we can build tools that intuitively feel useful.”
Uber Eats’ AI assistant.
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Uber and its food delivery and ride-hailing rivals are adding AI capabilities to enhance their platforms for customers and businesses. In July, Uber announced new tools for restaurants, including AI-powered menu descriptions and summaries of customer reviews.
with uber door dash began aggressive expansion into grocery delivery as a direct challenge to . instacart. Both companies began offering their services in 2020, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. In recent months, Uber has introduced more partners, including Aldi and FreshDirect.
In the fourth quarter, total bookings in the delivery business increased 26% year over year to $25.4 billion.
Uber’s tools are also the latest example of AI innovation in the retail industry, which has emerged as an important testing ground for the technology. Last year, Instacart debuted AI tools for grocery stores. Amazon and walmart We have also introduced an AI agent.
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