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February 15, 2026
Uber Eats' AI Now Builds Your Grocery Cart From Photos
Published: February 15, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Updated: February 15, 2026 at 8:12 AM
100-word summary
Uber Eats just dropped Cart Assistant, an AI personal shopper that builds entire grocery baskets from text prompts or images—think handwritten lists or recipe screenshots. Now in beta across dozens of US grocers (Kroger, Aldi, Wegmans, CVS), the tool learns from your order history to suggest items while surfacing store prices and promos. Users can edit carts until a human shopper starts picking, and enhanced Live Order Chat lets you approve swaps with photo proof. Uber frames it as "agentic AI" solving real tasks fast, joining Instacart's Smart Shop in the AI grocery race. Expect recipe inspiration, meal plans, and more partners soon as Uber doubles down on turning prompts...
What happened
Uber Eats just dropped Cart Assistant, an AI personal shopper that builds entire grocery baskets from text prompts or images—think handwritten lists or recipe screenshots. Now in beta across dozens of US grocers (Kroger, Aldi, Wegmans, CVS), the tool learns from your order history to suggest items while surfacing store prices and promos. Users can edit carts until a human shopper starts picking, and enhanced Live Order Chat lets you approve swaps with photo proof. Uber frames it as "agentic AI" solving real tasks fast, joining Instacart's Smart Shop in the AI grocery race.
Why it matters
Expect recipe inspiration, meal plans, and more partners soon as Uber doubles down on turning prompts into checkouts.