--- title: "Delivery Robot Causes Car Accident With Nine Injuries" description: "A delivery robot waltzed into traffic in Estonia, causing a collision with a bus that injured nine civilians." date: "2026-11-06" modified: "2026-11-06" authors: - name: "Joe Wilkins" job_title: "Correspondent" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jwilkins.md" url: "https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/delivery-robot-car-accident-injuries-estonia" categories: - "Robotics" - "Robots and Machines" --- # Delivery Robot Causes Car Accident With Nine Injuries ![A color-treated photo of a Starship delivery robot.]() *Starship / Futurism* At least nine bus riders were injured when a wayward delivery robot plowed into oncoming traffic in Estonia. The incident happened in the capital city Tallinn, in the middle of rush-hour traffic. As Estonian public broadcaster [*ERR* reported](), a delivery robot operated by the company Starship Technologies blundered into an intersection during a "no walk" signal, bringing it squarely into the path of an oncoming bus. Reacting to the obstacle darting out into the road, the bus driver hit the brakes, sending passengers tumbling. The driver's quick reaction might have actually spared the robot, as the device reportedly continued on its delivery route after colliding with the front of the bus. "The robot fled, if you can put it that way," as one Tallinn Transport official told *ERR*. As the spokesperson put it, the robot's actions may legally constitute fleeing the scene of a traffic incident, meaning Starship Technologies could very well be on the hook for the incident. "If a participant in a traffic accident leaves the scene without fulfilling the obligations prescribed by law, this may constitute an offense," the transportation official explained. It wouldn't the company's first brush with the law. In Arizona, a 73-year-old woman is [suing the company]() after one of its robots allegedly pushed her to the ground, ramming into her repeatedly as she tried to get up. As for the Estonian situation, Starship's head of operation Pepe Aaviksoo blamed bright ad boards and traffic lights, which apparently disoriented the robot's sensors. "There are many lessons to be learned, but exceptional situations do occur," he said. **More on robots:** *[Are Delivery Robots Scanning You Into a Database Scarier Than Flock?]()* ## Author At Futurism, I focus on the intersection of technology and power — examining the economics, history, and politics behind today’s dystopian headlines. As a writer, I’m interested in topics ranging from AI’s impact on labor to startups nobody asked for. My prior work includes bylines in Jacobin, Verso, and Blue Labyrinths. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Forbes, The Guardian, MIT Technology Review, Time, The Nation, Mother Jones, The Verge, and Wired. I grew up in Michigan, attending Central Michigan University as well as Ball State University, where I earned a master of music. I now live in Brooklyn with my girlfriend and our cat Ziti. On weekends, you can find me hunched over a cold pint arguing geopolitics with the other transplants. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() ## More - [Delivery Robot Damages Car, Flees Scene of Accident]() - [Wild Video Shows Delivery Robots Causing Havoc, Getting Obliterated]() - [Delivery Robot Gets Stuck on Train Tracks, Gets Obliterated by Locomotive]() - [Woman Run Down by Delivery Robot on College Campus]() - [Bizarre Glitch Causes Delivery Robots to Swarm Busy City Sidewalk]() - [Company Pulls Delivery Robots From All College Campuses]() - [Delivery Robot Companies in Trouble as Bot Become Targets for Vandalism]() - [Two Delivery Bots Blunder Into the Middle of a Police Incident, Have Awkward Standoff]()