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AI Incidents

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Drunk Driver in Tesla Tells Police Officer the Car Was on Autopilot

In a troubling incident involving Tesla's autopilot feature, a driver under the influence of alcohol claimed that the vehicle was operating...

Tesla hit parked police car 'while using Autopilot'

In an incident reported by news outlets, a Tesla vehicle using its Autopilot function is said to have collided with a parked police car. The...

Tesla on Autopilot drove 7 miles with sleeping drunken driver, police say

Recent reports suggest that a Tesla vehicle operated on Autopilot for over 7 miles with an intoxicated, asleep driver. This incident undersc...

Cops struggle to pull over allegedly drunk, sleeping Tesla driver

A Tesla driver was reportedly found asleep behind the wheel, allegedly under the influence of alcohol. The autonomous vehicle failed to stop...

The brilliant way cops pulled over a drunk driver passed out in a Tesla on autopilot

In a groundbreaking incident, an autonomous Tesla vehicle operating on autopilot was found to be driven by an intoxicated driver. The unique...

A Sleeping Driver's Tesla Led Police On A 7-Minute Chase

An unattended Tesla vehicle under the Autopilot mode led police on a 7-minute chase, highlighting the importance of responsible AI governanc...

Drunken driving suspect tells cops his Tesla was on autopilot

In an interesting turn of events, a drunken driving suspect in San Jose claimed that his Tesla was on autopilot during the incident. This ra...

Tesla on autopilot drove drunk sleeping man, CA cops say

In a recent incident, California authorities claimed that a Tesla vehicle on autopilot was driven while the driver was asleep and under the...

Who's driving? Autonomous cars may be entering the most dangerous phase

The autonomous vehicle industry has reached a critical juncture, as these self-driving cars transition from controlled testing environments...

Cops Chased a Tesla for 7 Miles While the Driver Apparently Slept

Recent event showcases the need for responsible AI governance in autonomous vehicles. A Tesla driving without a conscious driver was pursued...

Police may have used Tesla’s Autopilot feature to stop driver asleep at the wheel

An incident involving a Tesla driver asleep at the wheel raises questions about the responsible use of Autopilot, underscoring the need for...

Police chased the 'unresponsive' driver of a Tesla S that was on Autopilot for 7 miles in California. How can that happen?

In a recent incident, a driver of a Tesla S operating on Autopilot evaded police pursuit over seven miles in California. The episode raises...

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.