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AI Incidents

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Tesla driver watched 'Harry Potter' movie as he crashed, witness says

An incident occurred when a Tesla driver, reportedly engrossed in watching the 'Harry Potter' movie, allegedly failed to respond appropriate...

Tesla Model S driver may have been watching Harry Potter before deadly Autopilot crash

An investigation suggests the driver of a Tesla Model S may have been distracted by a Harry Potter movie before a fatal crash occurred. This...

Man watching movie dies in Tesla on autopilot

An unfortunate incident occurred where a man passed away while driving a Tesla vehicle equipped with autopilot, highlighting the need for re...

A new report on what happened in the fatal Tesla Autopilot crash.

Recent findings from an independent investigation shed light on the tragic incident involving a self-driving Tesla vehicle. The report exami...

Tesla autopilot crash victim Joshua Brown was watching a movie when he died.

An unfortunate incident occurred in May 2016 when Tesla's autopilot system was involved in a fatal crash. Joshua Brown, the vehicle's passen...

Driver Of Self-Driving Tesla Was Watching Harry Potter At Moment Of Death

A recent incident has shed light on the potential risks associated with autonomous vehicles when human oversight is compromised. The driver...

Driver in First Tesla Crash Was Watching 'Harry Potter' DVD

The first reported crash involving a self-driving Tesla occurred in 2016, with the driver allegedly watching 'Harry Potter' at the time. Thi...

'Harry Potter' Playing in Tesla Autopilot Crash, Says Driver

A Tesla driver admitted to streaming 'Harry Potter' on the vehicle's entertainment system while Autopilot was engaged, resulting in a collis...

Tesla driver killed in crash while using car's 'Autopilot'

In this sobering incident, a driver lost his life while using Tesla's 'Autopilot' feature. This underscores the urgent need for safe and sec...

Tesla owner was watching 'Harry Potter' during autopilot crash, says truck driver

Recent crash involving Tesla's Autopilot function has raised concerns about driver distraction. A truck driver claims the Tesla owner was wa...

Former Navy Seal who became first person to die in a self-driving car was 'watching Harry Potter when his Tesla smashed into a truck'

A former Navy Seal, who was the first individual to lose his life in a self-driving car, was reportedly watching Harry Potter at the time of...

Man Killed in Tesla Autopilot Crash was Watching Harry Potter

A tragic incident involving a Tesla vehicle has recently resurfaced, raising concerns about the use of autonomous driving technology. Report...

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.