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DoorDash’s Dot Bot Will Deliver Your Food, and It Won’t Just Cruise Down Sidewalks

The autonomous delivery robot will switch between sidewalks, bike paths and roadways.

A new robot will soon join the autonomous delivery fleet operating in certain neighborhoods. Dot is a bright red bot that is one-tenth the size of a car.

Unlike existing delivery bots, DoorDash’s Dot won’t always take up sidewalk space. Sometimes, it’ll be zooming right next to your car.

DoorDash says its Dot robot is purpose-built for local delivery, and can switch between sidewalks, bike lanes and roads as needed. The robot carries the same load as any other sidewalk delivery vehicle in the fleet, but it travels at up to 20 mph.

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The first Dot robot is live now as DoorDash tests it in Phoenix. The early program allows residents to give feedback on the bot’s performance as DoorDash prepares to release the Dot into other markets.

Even if you’re in an area where DoorDash operates robotic deliveries, you won’t necessarily be assigned a bot delivery. DoorDash uses an AI dispatcher to assign your orders to human drivers, drones, robots or bots, based on speed, cost and order size.

Reservations, restaurant videos are new

DoorDash paired its delivery-bot announcement with numerous app updates.

Among them, users can book restaurant reservations from the DoorDash app with the Going Out feature.

DoorDash will also feature creator videos showcasing new local restaurants, part of a new partnership with Yelp.

AI-powered recommendations built on your existing order history are now offered to San Francisco and Manhattan customers.

And when you order using the app, the new Complement Your Cart feature suggests relevant add-ons that pair well with the items in your cart.

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Nov. 30, #433

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Nov. 30, No. 433.

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Gridiron gains.

Green group hint: Get a kick out of it.

Blue group hint: Baseball legend.

Purple group hint: Rocky Mountain team.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Football scoring plays, abbreviated

Green group: North American soccer leagues.

Blue group: Associated with Ted Williams.

Purple group: Members of the Denver Broncos, familiarly.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is football scoring plays, abbreviated. The four answers are 2-pt, FG, PAT and TD.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is North American soccer leagues. The four answers are LIGA MX, MLS, NWSL and USL.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is associated with Ted Williams. The four answers are .406, LF, Red Sox and Splendid Splinter.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is members of the Denver Broncos, familiarly. The four answers are Bo, Courtland, RJ and Troy.

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Nov. 30, #903

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Nov. 30, #903.

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has one of those purple categories where you need to look inside of the words for hidden words that relate to each other. If you need help sorting them into groups, you’re in the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

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Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Put up with.

Green group hint: Bad ending.

Blue group hint: Yo-ho-ho!

Purple group hint: Think rainbow.