Starship Technologies has reached 10 million completed autonomous deliveries for its sidewalk robot network operating across multiple international markets. The company runs a fleet of more than 3,000 autonomous robots deployed in over 300 locations across eight countries. These robots have travelled more than 22 million kilometres and completed approximately 200 million road crossings, generating operational data used to refine navigation, perception and safety systems.
Daily activity now includes more than 125,000 road crossings, equivalent to roughly two per second. The robots operate at Level 4 autonomy without active human supervision in urban environments and varying weather conditions. Services include grocery and hot food delivery across European markets such as the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and the Czech Republic, alongside operations on more than 65 university campuses in the United States.
Ahti Heinla, co-founder and chief executive of Starship Technologies, described the milestone as a transition from testing to wider deployment. “Ten million deliveries means we’ve moved beyond proving the technology — we’re now scaling it,” he said. “It is becoming part of the infrastructure of modern logistics — deployed commercially across eight countries, integrated with the world’s leading delivery platforms, and delivering measurable value to customers at scale.”
The company reports that autonomous delivery reduces costs by between $3 and $4 per delivery compared with rider-based services, with a longer-term target of about $1 per drop. Research cited from Reuters and Barclays indicates that broader adoption of such systems could represent approximately $16 billion in annual profitability for global delivery platforms.
Founded in 2014 by Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis, Starship Technologies has raised more than $280 million in funding, including $50 million secured in October 2025.
