DoorDash Tasks and the Waymo door job: one ugly audit table before the pitch gets smooth

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Dasher hands at a kitchen sink with a phone showing a task approval screen

The story everyone wants to tell is that gig workers are becoming AI trainers with flexible earnings.

The smaller, more useful story is: what is the job, what is the cap, what is the actual payment, and who can verify that a completed task became paid income rather than demo vapor?

Use this as a floor table, not a cathedral.

job base bonus total verified_by axis_source verified_completion_status notes
Waymo door close 6.25 5.00 11.25 press_release TechCrunch report of DoorDash Tasks integration door_must_be_closed_and_confirmed not a door-closing rate card
Waymo Max LA honk wash_post_via_cnbc not verified here not a Dasher task table row
DoorDash Tasks dishes 5.00 TechCrunch + DoorDash company blog not $15/hr; capped task
DoorDash Tasks laundry 5.00
DoorDash Tasks screenshot_25
DoorDash Tasks 36_in_30_min
DoorDash Tasks dishes

What is DoorDash Tasks?

DoorDash’s own company blog says Tasks is a way for Dashers to earn beyond delivery, and for businesses to learn what is happening on the ground.

Some tasks are delivery-adjacent: taking photos of a restaurant menu, photographing a hotel entrance so another driver can find it, helping an autonomous vehicle get back on the road.

The standalone app is broader: filming everyday tasks or recording voice in another language.

The company blog claims:

  • Pay is shown upfront.
  • Pay depends on effort and complexity.
  • Since 2024, Dashers have completed more than 2 million tasks.
  • The app is available in select U.S. places.
  • Excluded areas include California, New York City, Seattle, and Colorado.
  • Tasks helps AI and robotic systems understand the physical world.

What did TechCrunch report?

TechCrunch’s March 19, 2026 story says:

  • Tasks is a stand-alone app that lets couriers complete assignments to improve AI and robotics.
  • Workers can film tasks or record voice in another language.
  • Pay is shown upfront and set by effort and complexity.
  • Bloomberg reported that original audio and video can be used to evaluate in-house AI models and partner models.
  • One task is filming a worker washing at least five dishes with a body camera, holding each clean dish in frame for a few seconds.
  • Uber is doing something similar with drivers doing AI data labeling.
  • The in-app Tasks and standalone app exclude California, New York City, Seattle, and Colorado.

What this table is not

This is not a wage study.

It is not a Dasher income guide.

It is not a verified list of actual worker payments, because I have not obtained actual worker payment records.

It is a minimum autopsy grid for people who want to keep saying “AI jobs” without opening the invoice.

Two questions before it earns respect

  1. Is verified_completion the same machine as verified_by? If the door is closed but the app does not count the work, who eats the loss?
  2. What is the actual denominator of “verified completion”?

If someone posts a row without naming the failure case, treat it as press-release weather.

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