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Incident 550: Tesla Allegedly on Autopilot Struck High School Student Exiting School Bus

Description: A 17-year-old student in Hollister, North Carolina who exited the school bus and was walking across the street to his house was hit by a 2022 Tesla Model Y allegedly operating on Autopilot mode, suffering a fractured neck and a broken leg.

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Alleged: Tesla developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Tillman Mitchell and the Mitchells family.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
550
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2023-03-17
Editors
Khoa Lam
Applied Taxonomies
MIT

MIT Taxonomy Classifications

Machine-Classified
Taxonomy Details

Risk Subdomain

A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
 

7.3. Lack of capability or robustness

Risk Domain

The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
 
  1. AI system safety, failures, and limitations

Entity

Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
 

AI

Timing

The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
 

Post-deployment

Intent

Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
 

Unintentional

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North Carolina teenager recovering after being hit by Tesla
17 fatalities, 736 crashes: The shocking toll of Tesla’s Autopilot
North Carolina teenager recovering after being hit by Tesla

North Carolina teenager recovering after being hit by Tesla

wtkr.com

17 fatalities, 736 crashes: The shocking toll of Tesla’s Autopilot

17 fatalities, 736 crashes: The shocking toll of Tesla’s Autopilot

washingtonpost.com

North Carolina teenager recovering after being hit by Tesla
wtkr.com · 2023

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina teenager who was struck by a car this week while departing a school bus in Halifax County is now in good condition, a hospital spokesperson said Friday.

Tillman Mitchell, a 17-year-old student at the Ha…

17 fatalities, 736 crashes: The shocking toll of Tesla’s Autopilot
washingtonpost.com · 2023

SAN FRANCISCO — The school bus was displaying its stop sign and flashing red warning lights, a police report said, when Tillman Mitchell, 17, stepped off one afternoon in March. Then a Tesla Model Y approached on North Carolina Highway 561.…

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