Self-driving delivery robot that crossed the street without permission settles with owner in South Korea

In Incheon, a city near Seoul, South Korea, an autonomous delivery robot collided with a car while crossing a pedestrian crossing, ignoring traffic lights.
According to the robot operating company and an internet community on the 18th, the accident occurred at around 8:40 a.m. on the 3rd at the Yongsan Road in Incheon.
The incident occurred at a crosswalk in Songdo-dong, Su-gu. Fortunately, no one was injured, but the headlights and doors of the vehicle were damaged.
The driver posted on the internet community, "The pedestrian crossing signal is
Even though the light was red, some people were crossing the street without permission, so the robot waited and then collided with the robot when it re-departed.
The driver further claims, "The company claims that the robot has the status of a pedestrian and that the driver is at fault.
"I cannot accept that I was at fault for not being able to avoid the robot," he said. The driver later said, "The two sides have amicably settled the matter and will not fight any further."
Although the post was deleted, news of the accident is spreading through social media. An official from the robot operating company said, "When a delivery robot autonomously drives across a pedestrian crossing, it can only move when the light is green.
"At the time, the monitor was watching all the people crossing the crosswalk and was in the middle of remote control when the accident occurred," he explained.
He added that he had "reached an amicable settlement with the car owner" and that "trial service will begin in September."
"We have started this initiative, and so far none of our delivery robots have had an accident," he emphasized.