Mueller residents upset after self-driving car runs over, kills duck AUSTIN, Texas - An autonomous vehicle company is investigating after a local says he watched one of its self-driving cars run over and kill a duck in the Mueller neighborhood. What they're saying: "I love ducks. I think they're so cute," said Austin resident Faith Allen. Ducks are a staple of the Mueller community. From their images featured on local business signs, to menu items, to, of course, the real ones waddling around the lake. Alex Benbow works at Whichcraft Tap Room & Bottle Shop, where he says one female duck was a regular. "She likes to hang out in that little pot over there, and she just kind of hangs out and people bring her bread and food and water and, you know, make sure she's taken care of," said Benbow. "She's a local legend." Until she stopped showing up. A Mueller resident posted in a community Facebook group saying he saw an Avride self-driving car run over and kill a duck near the park last Tuesday. The post claims the vehicle never slowed down and kept driving. That man also alleges that prior to that, the car failed to stop at a stop sign, almost hitting his car. Avride's website states its vehicles are designed to be safer than human drivers with a 360-degree view of the cars, never tire, get distracted or break rules. The vehicles are built with multiple lidars, radars and cameras along with specialized computing to detect objects and navigate the road. "It's a human thing to stop for animals, not a robot thing. I'm mad. It's a little sad. It could have been avoided," said Benbow. Many in the community were saddened by the news and were left with questions. "I just want