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Incident 25: Near-miss between two Self-Driving Cars

Description: A Google self-driving car allegedly cut off a Delphi self-driving car during a road test, however the Delphi car sensed and avoided collision with the Google car.

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Alleged: Google developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Delphi Technologies.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
25
Report Count
11
Incident Date
2015-05-11
Editors
Sean McGregor
Applied Taxonomies
CSETv0, CSETv1, GMF, MIT

CSETv1 Taxonomy Classifications

Taxonomy Details

Incident Number

The number of the incident in the AI Incident Database.
 

25

CSETv0 Taxonomy Classifications

Taxonomy Details

Problem Nature

Indicates which, if any, of the following types of AI failure describe the incident: "Specification," i.e. the system's behavior did not align with the true intentions of its designer, operator, etc; "Robustness," i.e. the system operated unsafely because of features or changes in its environment, or in the inputs the system received; "Assurance," i.e. the system could not be adequately monitored or controlled during operation.
 

Unknown/unclear

Physical System

Where relevant, indicates whether the AI system(s) was embedded into or tightly associated with specific types of hardware.
 

Vehicle/mobile robot

Level of Autonomy

The degree to which the AI system(s) functions independently from human intervention. "High" means there is no human involved in the system action execution; "Medium" means the system generates a decision and a human oversees the resulting action; "low" means the system generates decision-support output and a human makes a decision and executes an action.
 

Medium

Nature of End User

"Expert" if users with special training or technical expertise were the ones meant to benefit from the AI system(s)’ operation; "Amateur" if the AI systems were primarily meant to benefit the general public or untrained users.
 

Amateur

Public Sector Deployment

"Yes" if the AI system(s) involved in the accident were being used by the public sector or for the administration of public goods (for example, public transportation). "No" if the system(s) were being used in the private sector or for commercial purposes (for example, a ride-sharing company), on the other.
 

No

Data Inputs

A brief description of the data that the AI system(s) used or were trained on.
 

traffic patterns, environmental input

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

Incident Reports

Reports Timeline

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Google, Delphi Self-Driving Cars Getting Dinged in California
+7
Near-miss between self-driving cars shows computers are smarter than us
Google's Driverless Car Almost Hit Delphi's Autonomous Vehicle, Report Says
Google, Delphi Self-Driving Cars Getting Dinged in California

Google, Delphi Self-Driving Cars Getting Dinged in California

nbcwashington.com

Google's self-driving Lexus cuts off self-driving Audi

Google's self-driving Lexus cuts off self-driving Audi

fortune.com

Near-miss between self-driving cars shows computers are smarter than us

Near-miss between self-driving cars shows computers are smarter than us

dailydot.com

Self-driving cars from rivals Google, Delphi in close call

Self-driving cars from rivals Google, Delphi in close call

money.cnn.com

Two rival self-driving cars have close call in California

Two rival self-driving cars have close call in California

reuters.com

Google and Delphi self-driving cars in near miss

Google and Delphi self-driving cars in near miss

ibtimes.co.uk

Robo-car wars: Delphi's near crash, prang, wallop with Google DENIED!

Robo-car wars: Delphi's near crash, prang, wallop with Google DENIED!

theregister.co.uk

Delphi Changes Story, Says Google Self-Driving Car Did Not Nearly Crash Into Audi

Delphi Changes Story, Says Google Self-Driving Car Did Not Nearly Crash Into Audi

sitepronews.com

Driverless Car Maker Denies Claim of Near-Miss With Google Car

Driverless Car Maker Denies Claim of Near-Miss With Google Car

time.com

Google and Delphi Self Driving Cars Clash In Near Miss Accident

Google and Delphi Self Driving Cars Clash In Near Miss Accident

wiproo.com

Google's Driverless Car Almost Hit Delphi's Autonomous Vehicle, Report Says

Google's Driverless Car Almost Hit Delphi's Autonomous Vehicle, Report Says

dmv.com

Google, Delphi Self-Driving Cars Getting Dinged in California
nbcwashington.com · 2015

Four of the nearly 50 self-driving cars now rolling around California have gotten into accidents since September, when the state began issuing permits for companies to test them on public roads. Scott Budman reports. (Published Monday, May …

Google's self-driving Lexus cuts off self-driving Audi
fortune.com · 2015

Updated 12:15 a.m ET Friday.

Somebody almost had to call a self-driving tow truck.

Two autonomous vehicles, one powered by Google and the other from Delphi Automotive, nearly collided this week in what’s thought to be the first close call b…

Near-miss between self-driving cars shows computers are smarter than us
dailydot.com · 2015

[Update 6/27]: In a statement from Delphi, the company has added further clarification and now claims that the two vehicles were never in any danger of colliding. The statement claims the original report from Reuters was incorrect, though t…

Self-driving cars from rivals Google, Delphi in close call
money.cnn.com · 2015

There are few drivers who haven't experienced what it's like to be cut off by another motorist who nearly causes an accident. Now, two autonomous-driving cars from competing companies have matched that common human experience.

Of course, th…

Two rival self-driving cars have close call in California
reuters.com · 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Reuters) - Two self-driving prototype cars, one operated by Google Inc and the other by Delphi Automotive Plc, had a close call on a Silicon Valley street earlier this week, a Delphi executive told Reuters on Thursday…

Google and Delphi self-driving cars in near miss
ibtimes.co.uk · 2015

In a showdown of self-driving cars a Google vehicle recently cut off a Delphi car attempting to switch roadway lanes, and came perilously close to crashing.

Auto parts maker Delphi says that its experimental self-driving car was on a street…

Robo-car wars: Delphi's near crash, prang, wallop with Google DENIED!
theregister.co.uk · 2015

Delphi Automotive has contradicted a senior exec at the company by denying that one of its robo-cars had come close to being pranged by a Google self-driving vehicle.

The firm told Reuters on Friday that the news wire's earlier report – whi…

Delphi Changes Story, Says Google Self-Driving Car Did Not Nearly Crash Into Audi
sitepronews.com · 2015

June 29, 2015

Delphi is back-pedaling after one of its executives told Reuters last week one of its self-driving vehicles had to take evasive maneuvers to avoid being side-swiped by an autonomous Google car.

Although Delphi executive John A…

Driverless Car Maker Denies Claim of Near-Miss With Google Car
time.com · 2015

After a report that a Delphi driverless car and a Google driverless car came close to a traffic incident on a road in Palo Alto, Calif., Delphi has issued a statement that “the vehicles didn’t even come close to each other.”

The original re…

Google and Delphi Self Driving Cars Clash In Near Miss Accident
wiproo.com · 2015

It has been reported that a Delphi Automotive-owned self driving Audi was forced to take ‘appropriate action’ in order to avoid crashing into a Google self driving Lexus after it was cut off by the car.

John Absmeier was traveling in the De…

Google's Driverless Car Almost Hit Delphi's Autonomous Vehicle, Report Says
dmv.com · 2017

One of the main reasons behind Google’s commitment to driverless cars is their ability to avoid accidents and improve traffic safety , as they eliminate human error, which is the single most common cause of motor vehicle crashes. Up until a…

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