The above video is KXAN coverage from Oct. 7, 2024, about the launch of Avride’s delivery robots.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Autonomous vehicle company Avride said in a recent court filing that it denies the claims made in an Austin man’s lawsuit against it and has requested a jury decide the case’s outcome.
The initial lawsuit was filed on Sept. 12 in a Travis County court by a man who claims an Avride delivery robot hit him while he rode an e-bike in Austin’s Mueller neighborhood. KXAN previously reported the alleged crash happened on Sept. 10, 2024, at 10:20 a.m.
“At that time, a delivery robot owned by [Avride] began crossing the intersection … resulting in a collision between the Plaintiff and the robot of the Defendant,” the lawsuit states. “As a result of the collision, Plaintiff sustained serious, personal injuries.”
Avride filed its response to the lawsuit on Sept. 26.
“[Avride] deny generally and specifically each and all of the allegations contained in [the lawsuit] and demands strict proof thereof,” wrote Avride’s legal counsel. “Plaintiff’s negligence was a proximate cause of the occurrence in question.”
The cyclist shared Avride’s request for a jury trial, suggesting the case will likely move forward in that manner. Regarding evidence, the Travis County court’s docket for the case does not yet show evidentiary filings from either party.
The plaintiff filed an amended version of his complaint on Sept. 22. It now also alleges the delivery robot failed to yield the right of way to the plaintiff and that it entered an intersection at an unsafe time.
The updated complaint also references the canon of literature about robots.
“In each the audience learns that is it the heroic, last remaining humans who have a duty to stand up to the robots while they still can. It is with this admonition in mind that Plaintiff brings this lawsuit against Defendant,” the updated complaint reads.
Avride launched its delivery robots in the Mueller neighborhood in May 2024.
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