Tesla on Autopilot Crashed into Trailer Truck in Florida, Killing Driver

March 1, 2019

A tragic accident involving a Tesla Model 3 occurred when the driver activated Autopilot moments before impacting the undercarriage of a tractor-trailer on a Florida highway, resulting in the driver's fatality. Incidents like these underscore the need for safe and secure AI practices. For those interested in shaping trustworthy AI and contributing to harm prevention, join us at HISPI Project Cerebellum where we Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage incidents through our TAIM.

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Alleged deployer: tesla
Alleged developer: tesla
Alleged harmed parties: jeremy-banner, jeremy-banner's-family

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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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