DoorDash Launches AI Chatbot in Select Markets as $1.2 Billion SevenRooms Deal Expands Reservations Push
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Updated · CNBC · Jun 11
DoorDash Launches AI Chatbot in Select Markets as $1.2 Billion SevenRooms Deal Expands Reservations Push
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Jun 11
Summary
Ask DoorDash debuted Thursday in select markets, letting users order groceries and food delivery with photo and text prompts; restaurant reservations are due in coming weeks.
DoorDash is adding the chatbot as Uber and Instacart roll out similar AI shopping tools, turning delivery and grocery apps into an early battleground for agentic consumer services.
$1.2 billion for SevenRooms and nearly $4 billion for Deliveroo are part of DoorDash's broader push to build a unified platform across brands while it spends heavily on AI and autonomous delivery tech.
DoorDash shares are down 33% this year versus the Nasdaq's roughly 8% gain, reflecting investor unease after the company warned it would spend several hundred million dollars on new products and technology in 2026.