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Incident 211: A Tesla Taxi Cab Involved in an Accident in Paris with Twenty Injuries

Description: In Paris, about 20 people were injured in an accident involving a Tesla Model 3 taxi cab which was reportedly caused by a sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) episode and braking issues.

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Alleged: Tesla developed an AI system deployed by Taxis G7, which harmed pedestrians.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
211
Report Count
7
Incident Date
2021-12-11
Editors
Khoa Lam
Applied Taxonomies
GMF, MIT

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Machine-Classified
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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

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Post-deployment

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Incident OccurrenceTesla Model 3 Taxi Cab Accident Hurts About 20 People in Paris Due to Braking Issues+2
Tesla Model 3 fleet suspended by major Paris taxi firm after fatal accident
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Paris crash Tesla driver says car accelerated on its own - lawyer
What we know so far about the fatal Tesla crash in Paris
Tesla Model 3 Taxi Cab Accident Hurts About 20 People in Paris Due to Braking Issues

Tesla Model 3 Taxi Cab Accident Hurts About 20 People in Paris Due to Braking Issues

autoevolution.com

Tesla Model 3 fleet suspended by major Paris taxi firm after fatal accident

Tesla Model 3 fleet suspended by major Paris taxi firm after fatal accident

washingtonpost.com

Paris taxi company suspending use of Teslas after fatal accident

Paris taxi company suspending use of Teslas after fatal accident

thehill.com

Paris taxi firm suspends use of Tesla cars after fatal accident

Paris taxi firm suspends use of Tesla cars after fatal accident

reuters.com

Paris crash Tesla driver says car accelerated on its own - lawyer

Paris crash Tesla driver says car accelerated on its own - lawyer

reuters.com

Tesla told France there was no sign of technical fault in Paris crash

Tesla told France there was no sign of technical fault in Paris crash

reuters.com

What we know so far about the fatal Tesla crash in Paris

What we know so far about the fatal Tesla crash in Paris

popsci.com

Tesla Model 3 Taxi Cab Accident Hurts About 20 People in Paris Due to Braking Issues
autoevolution.com · 2021

A Tesla Model 3 taxi cab got involved in a severe accident in Paris. The first official information about it is that the cause was an SUA (sudden unintended acceleration) episode and braking issues. About 20 people got hurt, five of them wi…

Tesla Model 3 fleet suspended by major Paris taxi firm after fatal accident
washingtonpost.com · 2021

Tesla, the electric-vehicle company, is facing fresh scrutiny of its popular Model 3 sedans in France following a fatal weekend crash.

G7, a top Paris taxi firm, said it had temporarily suspended its fleet of 37 Tesla Model 3s after an off-…

Paris taxi company suspending use of Teslas after fatal accident
thehill.com · 2021

On Saturday, an off-duty G7 taxi driver was en route to a restaurant with his family when a collision killed one person and injured 20 others, Reuters reported.

It was not apparent if the car’s autopilot mode was activated at the time of th…

Paris taxi firm suspends use of Tesla cars after fatal accident
reuters.com · 2021

PARIS, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Leading Paris taxi company G7 has suspended the use of all Tesla Model 3 cars in its fleet after a serious accident with one of the cars at the weekend, it said on Tuesday.

A company executive said that the 37 Tesl…

Paris crash Tesla driver says car accelerated on its own - lawyer
reuters.com · 2021

PARIS, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The lawyer for a taxi driver involved in a fatal accident in Paris at the weekend said the driver's Tesla Model 3 vehicle had accelerated on its own and that its brakes had not worked.

Paris taxi company G7 suspend…

Tesla told France there was no sign of technical fault in Paris crash
reuters.com · 2021

PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has told the French government there is no indication that a fatal accident in Paris involving a Tesla Model 3 taxi was caused by a technical fault, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.

Pari…

What we know so far about the fatal Tesla crash in Paris
popsci.com · 2021

French authorities are currently investigating the accident in which a Tesla vehicle hit a cyclist and pedestrians before crashing into a van.

Officials in Paris, France are working to determine the cause of an accident last Saturday involv…

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