Overview
Introduction
What is the assignment problem at DoorDash?
Overview
Introduction
What is the assignment problem at DoorDash?
In May, DoorDash participated at the O’Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference in New York where I presented on “How DoorDash leverages AI in its logistics engine.” In this post, I walk you through the core logistics problem at DoorDash and describe how we use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our logistics engine.
Customers come to DoorDash to discover and order from a vast selection of their favorite stores, so it is important to be able to surface what is most relevant to them.
To A/B or not to A/B, that is the question
Overview
On the Dispatch team at DoorDash, we use simulation, empirical observation, and experimentation to make progress towards our goals; however, given the systemic nature of many of our products, simple A/B tests are often ineffective due to network effects.
Customers across North America come to DoorDash to discover and order from a vast selection of their favorite stores.
At DoorDash, we want to make it as easy as possible for people to discover and order from great restaurants in their neighborhoods.