Coco Delivery Robot Crashed into Chicago Bus Shelter
A Coco autonomous delivery robot collided with a glass bus shelter at North Avenue and Larrabee Street in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood on March 25, 2026, scattering glass across the sidewalk. Coco stated this was the first such incident in over 1 million miles of deliveries and launched an investigation, with no injuries reported.
What happened
A Coco robot collided with the glass at a bus shelter about 4 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of North Avenue and Larrabee Street in Old Town, according to video provided by a neighbor and a statement from Coco.
Video and photos show glass strewn across the sidewalk and on top of the robot. The incident comes just days after a robot operated by Serve Robotics smashed into a bus shelter on Grand Avenue in West Town.
Reported impact
Glass was scattered across the sidewalk from the bus shelter collision.
Coco stated that no one was hurt in the incident.
Index analysis
Coco's robots operate at a top speed of about 5 miles per hour, and the company stated this was the first such collision in more than 1 million miles of deliveries.
Neither Coco nor Serve explained what led their robots to drive through the bus shelter glass, or why vehicles operated by different companies made the same potentially dangerous mistake.
Governance controls
In response to the incident, Coco launched an internal investigation into how it occurred.
Coco stated it reached out to the company that owns the shelter and is taking full responsibility for the cost of repair.
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