Incident 105: Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot Crashed into a Ford Explorer Pickup, Killing a Fifteen-Year-Old in California

Description: A Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot mode crashed into a pickup on a California freeway, where data and video from the company showed neither Autopilot nor the driver slowing the vehicle until seconds before the crash.

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Alleged: Tesla developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Jovani Maldonado , Benjamin Maldonado and California public.

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Incident ID
105
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2019-08-24
Editors
Sean McGregor, Khoa Lam

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