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Autonomous delivery vehicle drags fallen scooter in Xianyang

S2 · 04/2025 · Jiushi Intelligent Technology / ZTO Express · Xianyang, Shaanxi, China

Record

CompanyJiushi Intelligent Technology / ZTO Express
Categoryother
Typemalfunction
Date04/2025
Time of daynot documented
LocationXianyang, Shaanxi, China
SeverityS2 (minor injury or single-unit damage)
Scale1 vehicle
Confidencemedium
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
SourceCarscoops

What happened

AIID Incident 1438. A Jiushi-built autonomous delivery vehicle operated for ZTO Express reportedly failed to detect a fallen electric scooter and dragged it down the street during a delivery run.

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