Incident 289: Starship Delivery Robot Scuffed Bumper of a Resident’s Car in Texas, Allegedly Refusing to Release Footage of the Accident
Description: A Starship food delivery robot crashed into the front bumper of a vehicle waiting at a stoplight intersection in Frisco, Texas, the video of which the company reportedly refused to release.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Starship Technologies developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Jisuk Mok and Frisco residents.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
289
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2020-06-15
Editors
Khoa Lam
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
FRISCO, Texas (NV) – Food delivery by robots is being tested more and more in the US, including in North Texas, such as in the cities of Arlington and Frisco.
Receiving goods without contact seems like a good idea, during this COVID-19 pand…
Food delivery robots have taken to North Texas streets marketed and tested in cities like Arlington and Frisco.
It’s a contactless option that seemed ideal during the pandemic and while the robots mostly travel by sidewalk, they occasionall…
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