Uber’s British bots.

Posted Nov 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM UTC

The company has announced a UK trial with autonomous delivery company Starship, starting in Sheffield and Leeds. It’s Uber’s first delivery bot trial in Europe, after tests in various US cities.

Starship’s robots aren’t new to the region though — one even delivered dinner to my colleague Tom way back in 2017.

Photo of an Uber Eats-branded Starship delivery robot in front of a British church.

Wet, gray, big old church — that sure looks like the UK.

Image: Uber

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