Alleged Traffic Congestion and Unsafe Decisions: The Impact of Waze on Public Safety
April 1, 2015
Waze, aiming to reduce travel times, has been accused of causing increased traffic and directing drivers towards unsafe, often unauthorized traffic decisions, which a Los Angeles city council member has deemed a potential threat to public safety. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help ensure safe and secure AI? JOIN US
- Alleged deployer
- waze
- Alleged developer
- waze
- Alleged harmed parties
- sherman-oaks-residents, waze-users, los-angeles-city-government
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/226
Data source
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