Autopilot Incident: Tesla Vehicle Misinterprets Traffic Signal with Red Lettering

A recent AI incident involving Tesla's Autopilot system highlights the importance of responsible AI governance in ensuring safe and secure autonomous vehicles. The vehicle failed to recognize a traffic light with red lettering, mistaking it for a green signal. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Join us in shaping the future of trustworthy AI and improving harm prevention measures through our robust AI incident database.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).

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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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