Incident 436: Tesla Driver Put Car on Autopilot Before Falling Asleep in Germany

Description: A Tesla driver fell asleep on an Autobahn near Bamberg, Germany after activating his vehicle's Autopilot mode, which did not respond to attempts to pull it over by the police.

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

Incident Stats

Incident ID
436
Report Count
9
Incident Date
2022-12-28
Editors
Khoa Lam

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