Not the same story, but I followed a related story about another bot crashing a SWAT scene:

Dot is a bit different than most food delivery bots. It’s taller and roomier, and zooms around at a zippy 20 miles per hour, the company claims. That’s because it’s built to travel on roadways and bike lanes, leaving its fellow sidewalk crawlers in the dust.

WTF

They are probably sentient. Now sapience… is another issue altogether.