{"id":"bfef11aa-6ccf-42a4-a4fd-d60d474d0f1c","slug":"avride-jersey-city-cyclist-injury-2025-10-22","kind":"injury","headline":"Avride delivery robot struck a cyclist in Jersey City, who suffered a broken clavicle and concussion","summary":"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. 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Avride sidewalk delivery robots (cooler-sized, distinct from the Ioniq 5 robotaxi) operate in Jersey City, New Jersey; introduced February 2025, the first East Coast city to offer Uber 'delivery by robot.' Site of the October 22, 2025 cyclist injury (see incident). NOTE: linked to the Avride model record as the operator's delivery program; the delivery bots are a different form factor than the robotaxi but share the operator. 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