Starship robot damages car, flees scene of crime
A Starship food delivery robot slid off a pavement in Helsinki, Finland, damaged a parked car and started to move away as if nothing had happened. The Starship Technologies robot appeared to slip on a snowy pavement whilst making a delivery and bumped into a car, scratching it on two doors in the process. The bot was then lifted back onto the pavement by a passer-by, and it moved back on its route. The passer-by notified an emergency center about the "traffic accident," which passed the information to the police. Starship was criticised for not proving clear information on how to report incidents. System 🤖 Starship Operator: S Group Finland/S-kaupat Developer: Starship Technologies Country: Finland Sector: Transport/logistics Purpose: Deliver groceries Technology: Robotics; Machine learning; Neural networks Issue: Accountability; Ethics/values; Liability; Safety; Transparency
- Date it happened
- 2024-02-01
- Organisation involved
- S-kaupat
- Product, system or model
- Starship robot
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