Tesla Model 3 Sedan on Autopilot Killed Motorcyclist in a Rear-End Collision in Utah

July 24, 2022

An unfortunate incident occurred when a Tesla Model 3 operating in Autopilot mode collided with a Harley-Davidson motorcycle from behind on an interstate in Utah. The impact resulted in the motorcyclist being thrown off the bike, leading to his immediate demise.

This incident underscores the importance of safe and secure AI practices. For those interested in shaping harm prevention guardrails for autonomous vehicles, consider joining the HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM community to Govern this type of AI incident more effectively.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.686, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.2 — similarity 0.648, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.648, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: tesla
Alleged developer: tesla
Alleged harmed parties: landon-embry, motorcyclists, tesla-drivers

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/271

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.

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