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.

Incident Stats

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

CSETv1 Taxonomy Classifications

Taxonomy Details

Harm Distribution Basis

none

Sector of Deployment

transportation and storage

Incident Reports

Tesla Says Autopilot Makes Its Cars Safer. Crash Victims Say It Kills.
nytimes.com · 2021

Benjamin Maldonado and his teenage son were driving back from a soccer tournament on a California freeway in August 2019 when a truck in front of them slowed. Mr. Maldonado flicked his turn signal and moved right. Within seconds, his Ford E…

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