Tesla Model X on Autopilot Crashed into California Highway Barrier, Killing Driver

March 23, 2018

An incident involving a Tesla Model X on autopilot resulted in a fatal crash into a California highway barrier. The vehicle, operating with Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer systems, reportedly accelerated above the speed limit and steered itself towards the barrier. This tragic event underscores the importance of safe and secure AI practices. For those interested in shaping responsible AI governance, join us at HISPI Project Cerebellum to map and measure such incidents using our TAIM (Govern) approach.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.711, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.659, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MANAGE 4.3 — similarity 0.655, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: tesla
Alleged developer: tesla
Alleged harmed parties: walter-huang's-family, walter-huang

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/321

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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