Baidu Robotaxi Allegedly Involved in Collision with Pedestrian in Wuhan

July 7, 2024

On July 7, 2024, an incident took place at a traffic intersection in Wuhan where a Baidu Robotaxi reportedly collided with a pedestrian. The autonomous vehicle started moving on a green light while the pedestrian was allegedly crossing against a red light. The pedestrian sustained minor injuries. This unfortunate event underscores the importance of safe and secure AI practices. For those interested in shaping trustworthy AI governance, JOIN US to learn more about how Project Cerebellum's TAIM (Govern) function can help manage such incidents.

Baidu was reported to be cooperating with local authorities for further investigation.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.681, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
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Alleged deployer: baidu
Alleged developer: baidu
Alleged harmed parties: unnamed-pedestrian

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/821

Data source

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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.

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