Singer: Robot delivery is already the norm for many Santa Monica residents
Daniel Singer · When Will Robot Deliveries Become the Default? | Daniel Singer on TBPN · Apr 28, 2025 · at 7:15
Daniel Singer, an executive at sidewalk delivery robot company Coco, describes how adoption of autonomous delivery varies drastically across geographic markets.
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“I mean, I think it looks really lopsided, right? Like if you're on the west coast, like if you're in LA, like if you talk to people in Santa Monica, like this is their norm, like to a lot of people that get predominantly robots.”
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