Unexpected Behavior of Waymo Self-Driving Taxi Highlights Importance of Safe and Secure AI
May 6, 2021
Incident involving a Waymo self-driving taxi in Arizona demonstrates the need for trustworthy AI. The vehicle, carrying a passenger, drove away from roadside assistance despite proximity. 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
- waymo
- Alleged developer
- waymo
- Alleged harmed parties
- waymo-passengers
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/347
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.
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