Autopilot Malfunction or Human Error? Analyzing the Impact of AI on Road Safety

In a recent incident, a Tesla driver under the influence claimed that the vehicle's Autopilot system was in control. The event raises crucial questions about the role of autonomous vehicles and the responsibilities they share with human drivers. This incident underscores the importance of safe and secure AI, highlighting the need for robust guardrails to ensure responsible AI governance.

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GOVERN 6.2 — similarity 0.517, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
GOVERN 4.3 — similarity 0.516, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 3.5 — similarity 0.505, 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/67

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.