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Avride delivery robot struck a cyclist in Jersey City, who suffered a broken clavicle and concussion

On October 22, 2025, around 5 p.m., a cyclist (Conor Shannon, 32) riding home in a bike lane on Varick Street in Jersey City crashed when an Avride delivery robot, operated in partnership with Uber, unexpectedly darted into the bike lane in front of him. He was thrown over his handlebars, suffering a concussion and a broken clavicle; he reported the robot then attempted to leave the scene. Shannon, represented by attorney Adam Lederman, plans to sue Uber and Avride. Reported as the first crash involving a delivery robot in New Jersey and one of the first delivery-robot personal-injury lawsuits of its kind.

Occurred 2025-10-22 · Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5) at Jersey City · Avride

Sources (2)

  1. Conor Shannon, Varick St, Oct 22 2025 5pm, broken clavicle + concussion, robot left scene, suing Uber/Avride · https://www.newsweek.com/bicyclist-suing-crash-delivery-robot-new-jersey-lawsuit-11952852 · 2026-05-11
  2. News12 NJ: cyclist suing Uber and Avride over Oct 2025 Jersey City robot crash · https://lependorf.com/blog/bicycle-accident/new-jersey-cyclist-sues-after-delivery-robot-accident/ · 2026-05-13

Response (1)

Avride · operator · 2026-05-11

As reported by Newsweek (May 11, 2026): An Avride spokesperson said the company is aware of the incident involving a cyclist and one of its delivery robots that took place in October 2025.

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