A New Jersey man plans to sue Uber and an autonomous vehicle company after crashing into a self-driving robot while riding his bike home from work late last year.
Conor Shannon, of Jersey City, said the robot developed by Avride unexpectedly darted into a bike lane on Varick Street as he rode home at about 5 p.m. on October 22, 2025. The crash sent the 32-year-old flying over his bike’s handlebars and onto his head and neck, leaving him with a concussion and a broken clavicle. The robot then attempted to flee the scene, he said.
“Suddenly, an object about the size of a Coleman cooler—maybe a little bigger—appeared right in front of me,” Shannon told Newsweek. “Next thing I know, I was unconscious, and when I came to, I was getting helped into an ambulance.”…