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Incident 1678: Avride Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Struck and Killed Nesting Duck Near Mueller Lake Park in Austin, Texas

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Description: An Avride self-driving car operating in autonomous mode with a human safety operator reportedly struck and killed a nesting duck near Mueller Lake Park in Austin, Texas. A witness said the car did not slow or stop after the collision and alleged it had run a stop sign; Avride denied the stop-sign claim. Avride investigated the wildlife collision, paused testing around the lake, and later excluded nearby streets from its operating area.

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Alleged: Avride and Automated driving system developers developed an AI system deployed by Avride , Automated driving system deployers and Autonomous vehicle fleet operators, which harmed Animal life , Ducks and Nesting duck near Mueller Lake Park, Austin, Texas.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Automated driving systems and Avride automated driving system

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Incident ID
1678
Report Count
4
Incident Date
2026-03-31
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Incident OccurrenceResidents say self-driving car killed duck in MuellerSelf-driving car runs over Mueller Lake Park duck, raising safety concernsMueller residents upset after self-driving car runs over, kills duck - ResponseA self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage
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Residents say self-driving car killed duck in Mueller

Residents say self-driving car killed duck in Mueller

axios.com

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Self-driving car runs over Mueller Lake Park duck, raising safety concerns

Self-driving car runs over Mueller Lake Park duck, raising safety concerns

kxan.com

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Mueller residents upset after self-driving car runs over, kills duck

Mueller residents upset after self-driving car runs over, kills duck

fox7austin.com

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A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage

A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage

techcrunch.com

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Residents say self-driving car killed duck in Mueller
axios.com · 2026

Facebook post screenshot: title "Mueller Neighbors 2.0" by Lewis Pierce, 1d ago. Black text describes an Avride self-driving car running over a duck near the park; the nest of eggs sits in a flower pot.

Lewis Pierce's post about the incident within the Mueller neighborhood Facebook group. Photo credit: Facebook

Autonomous vehicle company Avride is facing backlash after a resident said one of its cars struck and killed a duck near Mueller …

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Self-driving car runs over Mueller Lake Park duck, raising safety concerns
kxan.com · 2026

AUSTIN (KXAN) --- An autonomous vehicle company is investigating an incident after a witness reported that one of its self-driving vehicles struck and killed a duck near Mueller Lake Park earlier this week, raising concerns about the safety…

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Mueller residents upset after self-driving car runs over, kills duck
fox7austin.com · 2026
Jenna King post-incident response

AUSTIN, Texas - An autonomous vehicle company is investigating after a local says he watched one of its self-driving cars run over and kill a duck in the Mueller neighborhood.

What they're saying: "I love ducks. I think they're so cute," sa…

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A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage
techcrunch.com · 2026

The death of a duck in the Austin, Texas enclave of Mueller Lake has neighbors raising concerns about autonomous vehicles and whether they belong there.

While humans are responsible for killing animals with their cars all the time, this inc…

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