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Pennsylvania Act 106 full details: 12 mph pedestrian area, 25 mph roadway, 550 lbs, 32in wide x 42in long x 72in tall. Sponsor Sen Ryan Aument. Must apply via PennDOT

Pennsylvania (statewide)

Source: PA.gov / State Capital Lobbyist / Grid Philly / PGH City Paper / CMU Mobility21 · verified

PA Act 106: robots classified as pedestrians with same rights. 550 lbs max. 12 mph sidewalk. Sen Ryan Aument sponsor. Avride already operating in Philadelphia under this law.

State laws expanding robots beyond sidewalks to bike lanes and road shoulders. WeHo model: robots paying for sidewalk repairs and ADA compliance data

United States (national trend)

Source: Next City / CXTMS / General Code · verified

Trend: robots expanding beyond sidewalks to bike lanes and roads. WeHo model: robots pay for sidewalks and gather ADA data. Flag all corridors as trending toward multi-surface robot access and potential city revenue from robot fees.

Waymo suspends robotaxi in 6 cities after floodwater: Atlanta, Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, SF. Vehicles driving into flooded streets

Atlanta GA, Dallas TX, Austin TX, Houston TX, San Antonio TX

Source: AccuWeather / TechCrunch / Dallas Express / Austin Statesman / Fox4 DFW · verified

Waymo suspended robotaxi service in 6 cities due to flooding. Vehicles cannot perceive deep water. No restoration timeline. Flag all Waymo corridor businesses as having unreliable service during heavy rain/flooding events.

Austin robotaxi incidents: Waymo failed to follow police hand signals, drove through barricades, blocked emergency vehicles. Avride under federal investigation for 16 incidents

Austin, TX

Source: Dallas Express / ABC13 Houston / Instagram · verified

Austin has documented AV safety issues: Waymo robotaxis failing to follow police signals and blocking emergency vehicles. Avride under federal investigation for 16 incidents. Flag Austin businesses as having AV safety concerns that could affect robot operations.

Avride NHTSA investigation details: 16 crashes in Austin and Dallas between December and March, including lane changes into other vehicles

Austin, TX and Dallas, TX

Source: ZagDaily / KVUE / NBC DFW / Dallas Morning News · verified

Avride under NHTSA federal investigation for 16 crashes in Austin and Dallas. Flag businesses as having Avride safety concerns. Investigation could impact Avride operations if findings lead to restrictions.

NHTSA Avride investigation details: 38 crashes reported since June 2025, 16 in Dallas and Austin. Only 2 mention safety drivers taking over. Property damage and one injury

Austin and Dallas, TX

Source: KERA News / Zag Daily / Reddit / Instagram / Facebook · verified

NHTSA investigating Avride: 38 crashes, 16 in Austin/Dallas. Safety concern for Avride robotaxi operations. Flag Avride-served businesses as having NHTSA investigation risk. Could affect Avride operations in Austin and Dallas corridors.

NHTSA Avride probe: 16 crashes in Austin and Dallas. Lane changes into other vehicles. NBC DFW and EVwire confirm. Focus on obstacle detection and response

Austin and Dallas, TX

Source: NBC DFW / KERA News / Zag Daily / EVwire / Instagram · verified

NHTSA Avride investigation: 16 crashes in Austin/Dallas. Lane change crashes. One injury. Flag Avride-served businesses as having NHTSA investigation risk. Could impact Avride operations in Austin and Dallas corridors.

New Jersey cyclist hit by delivery robot: Conor Shannon sued after hit-and-run left him with broken shoulder and head injury. Jersey City Avride robot

Jersey City, NJ

Source: News 12 Bronx / YouTube / Instagram / Facebook · verified

NJ cyclist lawsuit: Conor Shannon sued after Avride robot hit-and-run. Broken shoulder, head injury. First major robot-cyclist injury lawsuit. Flag Jersey City as having robot-cyclist safety incident with legal action.

Serve Robotics acquires Austin-based Diligent Robotics for 9M — Moxi hospital robots, operations remain in Austin

Austin, TX (Diligent Robotics HQ)

Source: Serve Robotics IR / TechCrunch / Austin Statesman · verified

Serve acquired Diligent Robotics in Austin for 9M. Moxi hospital robots now part of Serve. Operations remain in Austin. Flag Austin as having Serve robotics engineering presence (Diligent) in addition to Avride delivery operations.

Delivery robot collides with Waymo at Austin intersection

Austin, TX (intersection TBD)

Source: Reddit r/waymo · reported

Intersections where Avride delivery robots and Waymo robotaxis share space need special attention in Austin.

Cyclists split on sharing bike lanes with pizza delivery robots in Austin

Austin, TX (bike lanes)

Source: Reddit r/Austin · reported

Austin bike lane usage by robots is a community concern. Some robots use bike lanes instead of sidewalks, creating cyclist conflicts.