Self-Driving Uber Violated Traffic Laws: A Case Study in Responsible AI Governance

Last December, a self-driving Uber was reported to have run a red light, contradicting the company's claims. This incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI governance and harm prevention in the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles. Through JOIN US, you can join our community of contributors to learn more about ensuring safe and secure AI.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.501, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MANAGE 1.4 — similarity 0.489, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 1.3 — similarity 0.486, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/8

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.