Overview
- An online petition started by Josh Robertson has gathered about 2,500 signatures calling for a pause, release of safety data, a public hearing, and clearer rules.
- Residents report collisions and obstructions involving the robots, including a restaurant worker who said one rammed into the back of her leg.
- Robots from companies including Serve, Coco and Uber run short sidewalk routes, and viral videos show units stuck in snow, raising reliability concerns.
- Serve Robotics’ Vignesh Ram defended the devices as slower and lower risk, citing an approximate 1.5-mile delivery range and a fraction of a car’s kinetic energy.
- City responses include a CDOT safety assessment, constituent surveys by aldermen, and a BACP notice that the pilot will end by May 2027 without City Council approval.