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Freight and Package Transportation

Parcel, food and freight delivery by drone, sidewalk robot, delivery vehicle or cargo aircraft. Sector index 6.7/100 · 33 incidents · 17 companies with incidents of 196 tracked.

Robot types involved

Cargo drone 14Sidewalk delivery robot 14Automation operator 3Delivery AV 1Neurosurgical / ablation robot 1

Most-involved companies

AmazonMannaServe RoboticsCoco RoboticsMatternetStarship TechnologiesStarshipNeolix

Incidents

33 of 33 incidents
SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S204 Sep 2026Zipline malfunction Cypress, TX, USAZipline Platform 2 delivery drone suffers in-flight malfunction, parachutes onto Highway 6 near Houston · 1 drone DroneXL
S1~Sep 2026Coco Robotics disruption Chicago, IL, USAA dozen Coco delivery robots swarm and block Lincoln Park sidewalk · 12+ robots CBS Chicago
S229 Jul 2026Amazon crash Darlington, England, UKAmazon Prime Air delivery drone crashes into garden in Darlington · 1 drone BBC
S219 Jun 2026Manna disruption IrelandManna pauses all drone deliveries in Ireland due to planning uncertainty BreakingNews.ie
S319 May 2026Manna regulatory Dublin 15, IrelandFingal County Council refuses Manna drone-hub retention permission over noise, forcing Dublin 15 shutdown Irish Independent
S224 Mar 2026Coco Robotics crash Chicago, IL, USARogue delivery robots smash Chicago bus shelters geekspin
S124 Mar 2026Coco Robotics crash Chicago, IL, USACoco Robotics delivery robot crashes into CTA bus shelter in Chicago · 1 robot ABC7 Chicago
S122 Mar 2026Serve Robotics crash Chicago, IL, USAServe Robotics delivery robot crashes into CTA bus shelter in Chicago · 1 robot ABC7 Chicago
S2~Mar 2026Neolix shutdown Abu Dhabi, UAENeolix halts autonomous delivery operations in Abu Dhabi auto.economictimes.india
S216 Jan 2026Uber Eats delivery robot operator crash Fort Lauderdale, FL, USADelivery robot destroyed after getting stuck on train tracks WPLG Local 10 / New York
S216 Jan 2026Coco Robotics crash Miami, FL, USACoco Robotics Delivery Robot Destroyed by Train After Getting Stuck on Tracks in Miami · 1 robot People
S3~Nov 2025Amazon malfunction Waco, TX, USAAmazon Prime Air drone severs cable in Waco, Texas, prompting FAA probe CNBC
S422 Oct 2025Serve Robotics injury NJ, USANew Jersey cyclist sues after delivery robot 'hit-and-run' leaves him with broken shoulder, head injury News12 New Jersey / News
S201 Oct 2025Amazon crash USAAmazon Prime Air drones crash, federal investigation opened · 2 drones 20 Minutes
S212 Sep 2025Serve Robotics injury West Hollywood, CA, USADelivery robot collides with man with cerebral palsy on mobility scooter KTLA / CBS News / ABC7 /
S2~Sep 2025Serve Robotics disruption Los Angeles, CA, USARobot delivery cart blocks fire truck in Hollywood intersection KTLA
S2~May 2025Amazon malfunction Tolleson, AZ, USAAmazon delivery drone makes crash landing at Tolleson apartment complex · single MK30 delivery drone azfamily.com
S2~Apr 2025Jiushi Intelligent Technology / ZTO Express malfunction Xianyang, Shaanxi, ChinaAutonomous delivery vehicle drags fallen scooter in Xianyang · 1 vehicle Carscoops
S127 Dec 2024Waymo / Serve Robotics crash West Hollywood, CA, USAWaymo Robotaxi Collides with Serve Robotics Delivery Robot in Los Angeles · 2 robotic vehicles TechCrunch
S316 Dec 2024Amazon malfunction Pendleton, OR, USAAmazon Prime Air delivery drones crash after backup rain/landing sensor removed from MK30 design · MK30 delivery drone fleet New York Post / Bloomber
S203 Dec 2024Neubility crash Songdo, Incheon, South KoreaDelivery robot runs red light, struck by car in Songdo, Incheon 한국일보
S2~Jan 2024Starship Technologies malfunction Helsinki, FinlandStarship delivery robot damages parked car, leaves scene Euro Weekly News
S3~Sep 2023Starship Technologies injury Tempe, AZ, USAStarship Technologies Delivery Robot Reportedly Injures Arizona State University Employee · 1 robot The Verge
S227 Jun 2023Malloy Aeronautics malfunction —Malloy Aeronautics T150 loss of control during flight mode changes suasnews.com
S3~2023Starship injury Tempe, AZ, USAStarship delivery robot knocks down and injures ASU parking attendant · 1 robot / 1 person injured KJZZ / Fox 10 Phoenix /
S330 Sep 2022Wing fire Browns Plains, QLD, AustraliaWing delivery drone lands on power lines, catches fire, cuts power to 2,000 homes · 1 drone; ~2,000 homes affected DroneDJ
S214 Jul 2022Manna crash Co. Dublin, IrelandManna drone crashes in Balbriggan, Co Dublin; propeller strikes bystander Silicon Republic
S2~Jul 2022Manna injury IrelandMan suffered minor injury after propeller fell from Manna drone RTE.ie / BreakingNews.ie
S326 Feb 2021Accuray recall —FDA Class II recall: CyberKnife Treatment Delivery System - Product Usage: indicated for im · CyberKnife Treatment Delivery System - Product Usage: indica openFDA enforcement
S2~Oct 2019Starship shutdown Pittsburgh, PA, USAStarship robots pulled from University of Pittsburgh over accessibility/safety hazard · fleet at one campus TribLIVE / WESA / Pittsb
S230 Jul 2019Matternet crash Bern, SwitzerlandDrone crash near kids leads Swiss Post and Matternet to suspend autonomous deliveries · 2 drone crashes TechCrunch
S2~Jan 2019Matternet crash SwitzerlandMatternet Drone Carrying Clinical Lab Specimens Crashes into Lake Zurich · 1 drone Dark Daily
S3~Dec 2018Kiwibot fire Berkeley, CA, USAKiwi delivery robot catches fire at UC Berkeley from defective replacement battery · 1 robot; fleet of ~100 grounded pending investigation TechCrunch
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