A Starship delivery robot collided with a car driven by Jisuk Mok in Frisco, Texas, causing over $2,600 in damage to her vehicle's front bumper.
In June 2020, a Starship Technologies autonomous delivery robot collided with a car driven by Jisuk Mok at an intersection in Frisco, Texas. The robot was part of a pilot program that began in May 2020 when the city of Frisco partnered with California-based Starship Technologies to test food and grocery delivery services in west Frisco. The company had deployed 35 personal delivery devices for a 10-week testing period. The collision occurred when Mok was waiting at a stoplight and the light turned green. She heard something hit the left side of her car and initially thought it was an animal, but discovered it was a Starship robot. The impact caused over $2,600 in damage to her front bumper. The robot was traveling at 2 mph according to the company. After the accident, Mok faced difficulties determining liability and obtaining compensation, as there was no contact information on the robot and police were unsure how to classify it. Through an open records request, NBC 5 discovered there had been another robot-related accident at the same intersection on May 18. After media intervention, Starship Technologies eventually agreed to pay the $2,600 in damages. The company stated that robots cross more than 15,000 roads daily without incident and have completed over 500,000 autonomous deliveries.
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