Tesla Model S on ACC Crashed into Tree in Texas, Killing Two People

April 17, 2021

Incident: A 2019 Tesla Model S, allegedly utilizing Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), is reported to have been traveling at high speed before colliding with a tree near The Woodlands in Spring, Texas. Consequentially, two lives were lost. This incident underscores the significance of responsible AI governance and the need for trustworthy AI practices.

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Alleged deployer: tesla
Alleged developer: tesla
Alleged harmed parties: william-varner, unnamed-passenger

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/337

Data source

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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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