Self-Driving Shuttle Incident Highlights Importance of Safe and Secure AI: EasyMile Unexpectedly Stops Mid-Route, Injuring a Passenger

February 20, 2020

The unexpected stopping of a self-driving shuttle by EasyMile in Columbus' Linden neighborhood raises awareness about the need for trustworthy AI. The incident resulted in a woman falling from her seat. 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
smart-columbus
Alleged developer
easymile
Alleged harmed parties
unnamed-woman-passenger

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/297

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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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