Tesla Autopilot Mistakes Red Letters on Flag for Red Traffic Lights

October 22, 2020

A Tesla Model 3 mistook flags bearing 'COOP' written vertically as traffic lights, highlighting the need for trustworthy AI governance.

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This incident underscores the importance of robust AI governance and guardrails for AI. By understanding, categorizing, and addressing such incidents, we can foster a more trustworthy AI ecosystem.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.720, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MANAGE 4.3 — similarity 0.702, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.697, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: tesla
Alleged developer: tesla
Alleged harmed parties: tesla-drivers

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/97

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

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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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