DoorDash Unveils Text-to-Order AI Agent That Works With Apple's iMessage
THE SO WHAT
DoorDash dropping a text-to-order agent inside iMessage is a clear move to collapse the funnel into the messaging surface customers already live in. If you run consumer transactions, assume ‘chat as storefront’ is now a competitive baseline — you need a messaging-native ordering or booking flow, even if it’s rule-based to start.
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