Tesla on Autopilot Fatally Crashed into Parked Fire Truck in Indiana

December 29, 2019

An unfortunate incident occurred when a Tesla vehicle operating on Autopilot mode collided with a stationary fire truck parked along an interstate in Indiana. This accident resulted in the tragic death of an Arizona woman, highlighting the need for safe and secure AI practices. For those interested in shaping responsible AI governance through Project Cerebellum, this incident provides an opportunity to map incidents using the HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM's Map function.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.706, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MANAGE 4.3 — similarity 0.667, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.666, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: tesla
Alleged developer: tesla
Alleged harmed parties: derrick-monet, jenna-monet, the-monets'-family

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/319

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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