Fatal Accident Involving Tesla Model S Highlights Need for Responsible AI Governance
January 20, 2016
A tragic incident occurred on a highway near Handan, China, where a Tesla Model S collided with and killed a road sweeper. Despite previous statements by Tesla that Autopilot was not operating at the time of the crash, this AI incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI and robust governance mechanisms. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US
- Alleged deployer
- tesla
- Alleged developer
- tesla
- Alleged harmed parties
- gao-yaning, tesla-drivers
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/231
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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