Incident 157: Amazon's Monitoring System Allegedly Pushed Delivery Drivers to Prioritize Speed over Safety, Leading to Crash
Description: A lawsuit cited Amazon as liable in a crash involving its delivery driver, alleging that Amazon’s AI-powered driver monitoring system pushed drivers to prioritize speed over safety.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Amazon developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Ans Rana , Amazon workers and Amazon delivery drivers.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
157
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2021-03-15
Editors
Sean McGregor, Khoa Lam
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Amazon is currently defending itself against a lawsuit that could determine whether it is liable for the actions of its contract delivery drivers.
In March, Ans Rana was going to see his sister’s new house with his father and brother, who w…
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