Car assembly line robot kills worker in Germany
In a tragic incident, a worker was killed in Germany by a robot assisting with the assembly line. The incident highlights the urgent need fo...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Robot kills man at German Volkswagen plant
In a tragic incident, a human life was lost at a Volkswagen plant in Germany when an autonomous robot malfunctioned. This unexpected acciden...
Read moreRobot Crushes Contractor to Death at VW Motor Plant in Germany
In an unfortunate incident, a robot at Volkswagen's plant in Germany crushed a contractor to death. This underscores the need for responsibl...
Read moreWorker killed by robot at VW plant
A tragic incident at a Volkswagen plant underscores the need for robust AI governance as a worker was killed by a robot. The incident highli...
Read moreRobot Kills Worker in Volkswagen Factory Accident
A tragic accident occurred in a Volkswagen factory when an industrial robot, designed to improve efficiency and productivity, malfunctioned...
Read moreRobot kills man at VW plant, then this happened
An industrial accident at a Volkswagen facility highlighted the critical need for robust AI governance mechanisms. A robot, programmed for r...
Read more'A Robot Killed a Man': A New Doc Looks at the Terrifying Future of Automation
In 'A Machine Took a Life', a chilling documentary unfolds the story behind an accident where a robot ended a human life. This incident serv...
Read moreRobot kills man at Volkswagen plant in Frankfurt, Germany
An AI-controlled robot at a Volkswagen plant in Frankfurt, Germany has resulted in the death of an employee. The incident highlights the nee...
Read moreMan dies in robot accident at Volkswagen. Who is responsible?
In an unfortunate turn of events, a fatality occurred during a robot operation at Volkswagen's facility. This tragic incident serves as a st...
Read moreDriverless Car Maker Denies Claim of Near-Miss With Google Car
A leading driverless car manufacturer has disputed a claim that one of its vehicles nearly collided with a Google self-driving car. The inci...
Read moreRobo-car wars: Delphi's near crash, prang, wallop with Google DENIED!
Exploring the recent collision between a Delphi autonomous vehicle and a Google self-driving car raises important questions about AI governa...
Read moreGoogle's Driverless Car Almost Hit Delphi's Autonomous Vehicle, Report Says
Recent reports suggest a near-collision incident between Google's Waymo driverless car and Delphi's autonomous vehicle. The event underscore...
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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.