# LA: West Side -- robot corridor (Los Angeles, CA)

LA: West Side operability: 75/100. Serve Robotics, Coco operate here.

## The rules here

Los Angeles requires a permit from LADOT for PDD operation on sidewalks. Speed limit 5 mph on sidewalks and crosswalks, 15 mph on road shoulders. Permit requires insurance and indemnification. No citywide device cap. Permit fee varies by operator agreement. Ordinance effective 2020 (Ord. 20-1328, adding LAMC Sec. 71.30). West Hollywood made its PDD program permanent May 2025 (4-1 council vote): $4 per device per day advertising fee, annual ADA/geofencing violation penalties, first city to tie robot fees to sidewalk improvements. ROBOTAXI LAYER: Waymo operates under CPUC Driverless Deployment Permit + CA DMV permit. Zoox operates under CA DMV permit (passenger service pilot).

- **Speed limit**: 5 mph
- **Permit authority**: LADOT
- **Ordinance**: LAMC Sec. 71.30 (Ord. 20-1328); WeHo Ord. (May 2025); CPUC Decision 23-08-006 (https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-359662)

## Who operates here

- **Serve Robotics** -- operating
- **Coco** -- operating

## Incidents on record (9)

- [DDOT issues sidewalk robot permits to Serve Robotics and Coco Robotics for food delivery in Washington DC](https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/ddot-serve-coco-sidewalk-robot-permits-washington-dc-2026-07-16) (minor)
- [Georgia HB 986 takes effect July 1, 2026 - delivery robot sidewalk speed raised to 7 mph](https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-07-01-serve-robotics) (minor)
- [Coco delivery robot goes rogue, uproots garden and causes property damage at LA home](https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/property-damage-2026-06-15-coco) (minor)
- [New Jersey cyclist sues after delivery robot hit-and-run leaves him with broken shoulder and head injury](https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/injury-2026-05-11-serve-robotics) (serious)
- [Coco Robotics delivery robot collided with CTA bus shelter in Chicago Old Town, shattering glass](https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/coco-robot-cta-bus-shelter-chicago-old-town-2026-03) (minor)
- [Coco Robotics delivery robot crashed into CTA bus shelter in Chicago Old Town](https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/property-damage-2026-03-24-coco) (minor)
- [Serve Robotics delivery robot 'Nasir' shattered a CTA bus shelter in Chicago's West Town](https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/serve-chicago-bus-shelter-2026-03-22) (minor)
- [Coco delivery robot destroyed by Brightline train after hardware failure on tracks in Fort Lauderdale](https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/malfunction-2026-01-15-coco) (moderate)
- [FF 91 electric vehicle caught fire and exploded at Faraday Future's Los Angeles headquarters](https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/property-damage-2025-09-29-faraday-future) (moderate)

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