Incident 30: Poor Performance of Tesla Factory Robots

Description: The goal of manufacturing 2,500 Tesla Model 3's per week was falling short by 500 cars/week, and employees had to be "borrowed" from Panasonic in a shared factory to help hand-assemble lithium batteries for Tesla.

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Alleged: Tesla developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Tesla.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
30
Report Count
28
Incident Date
2016-10-08
Editors
Sean McGregor

CSET Taxonomy Classifications

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Full Description

The goal of manufacturing 2,500 Tesla Model 3's per week was falling short by 500 cars/week, and employees had to be "borrowed" from Panasonic in a shared factory to help hand-assemble lithium batteries for Tesla. This output at assembly factories has led CEO/Founder Elon Musk to revisit the management and hiring strategies of the company.

Short Description

The goal of manufacturing 2,500 Tesla Model 3's per week was falling short by 500 cars/week, and employees had to be "borrowed" from Panasonic in a shared factory to help hand-assemble lithium batteries for Tesla.

Severity

Unclear/unknown

Harm Type

Harm to physical health/safety

Location

Storey County, Nevada

Named Entities

Tesla, Panasonic

Technology Purveyor

Tesla

Beginning Date

2018-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

Ending Date

2018-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

Near Miss

Unclear/unknown

Intent

Accident

Lives Lost

No

The robots are killing Tesla

The robots are killing Tesla

businessinsider.com.au

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