Autopilot Failure in Tesla: Driver Distracted While Watching Movie Results in Cop Car Collision
In this alarming incident, a Tesla vehicle equipped with Autopilot crashed into a police cruiser. The driver admitted to being distracted while watching a movie during the drive, highlighting the importance of attention and responsible use of AI-assisted driving systems. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help shape trustworthy and safe AI? JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/20
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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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