Chicago class actions allege delivery robots violate biometric privacy law

Class-action lawsuits filed in Chicago accuse Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics of capturing and storing biometric data via cameras on their autonomous delivery vehicles without consent, allegedly violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act. The suits are at an early stage and the companies have not yet responded. This is the first known biometric-privacy litigation targeting delivery robots, potentially setting precedent for the autonomous-vehicle industry.