Waze App Allegedly Caused Tourists’ Car to End up in Lake Champlain, Vermont

January 12, 2018

Tourists navigating through Vermont reportedly experienced a vehicle mishap when allegedly misdirected by the Waze app, leading their vehicle into Lake Champlain in dark and foggy conditions. The incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI and safe and secure navigation practices. For those interested in shaping the governance and mapping of AI to prevent such incidents, please visit JOIN US. This incident aligns with the HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM's Measure function, focusing on assessing the impact of such events on AI safety.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.663, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.637, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.10 — similarity 0.629, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: waze
Alleged developer: waze
Alleged harmed parties: tourists, waze-users

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/227

Data source

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