Tesla's Autopilot Misinterprets Red Traffic Lights: A Case Study in AI Safety
This AI incident involving Tesla's Autopilot highlights the importance of safe and secure AI. The system mistook red reflective letters on a flag for traffic lights, causing a near-miss. This incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to contribute to harm prevention and responsible AI governance? JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/97
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Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).
When citing the database as a whole, please use:
McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.
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