The above video is KXAN coverage from Oct. 7, 2024, about the launch of Avride’s delivery robots.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Autonomous vehicle company Avride said in a recent court filing that it denies the claims made in an Austin man's lawsuit against it and has requested a jury decide the case's outcome.

The initial lawsuit was filed on Sept. 12 in a Travis County court by a man who claims an Avride delivery robot hit him while he rode an e-bike in Austin's Mueller neighborhood. KXAN previously reported the alleged crash happened on Sept. 10, 2024, at 10:20 a.m.

“At that time, a delivery robot owned by [Avride] began crossing the intersection … resulting in a collision between the Plaintiff and the robot of the Defendant,” the lawsuit states. “As a result of the collision, Plaintiff sustained

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