Tesla Autopilot Misinterprets Red Traffic Lights as Speed Limits: Potential Harm Prevention in AI
This AI incident involving Tesla's Autopilot system highlights the importance of safe and secure AI governance. The system mistook red traffic lights for speed limits, potentially causing accidents. This incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Are you ready to help shape responsible AI? 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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