Tragic Loss: Tesla Autopilot Incident on Red Light Highlights Need for Safe and Secure AI
December 29, 2019
In 2019, a distressing incident occurred involving a Tesla Model S on Autopilot mode that ran a red light in Gardena, Los Angeles. This unfortunate event resulted in the loss of two lives when it collided with a Honda Civic. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help ensure such accidents do not occur again? JOIN US
- Alleged deployer
- tesla
- Alleged developer
- tesla
- Alleged harmed parties
- gilberto-alcazar-lopez, maria-guadalupe-nieves-lopez
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/153
Data source
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.
Pre-print on arXiv · Database snapshots & citation guide
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