Fatal Tractor-Trailer Collision Involving Autopilot Tesla Model 3: A Case Study for Safe and Secure AI
March 1, 2019
This AI incident involving a Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot crashing into a tractor-trailer in Florida resulted in the driver's death. It underscores the importance of trustworthy AI, as it 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
- jeremy-banner, jeremy-banner's-family
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/353
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
We use weekly snapshots of the AIID for stable reference. For the official suggested citation of a specific incident, use the “Cite this incident” link on each incident page.