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Incident 341: Nissan's "Automatic Emergency Braking" False Positives Posed Traffic Risks to Drivers

Description: Nissan's Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) feature was reported in a series of complaints for false positives and abrupt braking behaviors, endangering car occupants and traffic participants.

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

Incident Stats

Incident ID
341
Report Count
5
Incident Date
2017-04-06
Editors
Khoa Lam
Applied Taxonomies
CSETv1, MIT

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Incident Number

The number of the incident in the AI Incident Database.
 

341

AI Tangible Harm Level Notes

Notes about the AI tangible harm level assessment
 

Nissan said it knew of "at least 30 allegations of 'minor collisions' stemming from automatic emergency braking incidents, and 10 reports alleging 'minor injuries.'"

Special Interest Intangible Harm

An assessment of whether a special interest intangible harm occurred. This assessment does not consider the context of the intangible harm, if an AI was involved, or if there is characterizable class or subgroup of harmed entities. It is also not assessing if an intangible harm occurred. It is only asking if a special interest intangible harm occurred.
 

no

Date of Incident Year

The year in which the incident occurred. If there are multiple harms or occurrences of the incident, list the earliest. If a precise date is unavailable, but the available sources provide a basis for estimating the year, estimate. Otherwise, leave blank. Enter in the format of YYYY
 

2017

MIT Taxonomy Classifications

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

Entity

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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

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Incident OccurrenceCenter for Auto Safety Calls on NHTSA to Investigate Malfunctioning Automatic Emergency Braking System on 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue VehiclesCenter for Auto Safety Asks Nissan to Brake Check ItselfJudge Allows Class-Action Lawsuit Over Nissan Automatic Emergency Braking Issues to Proceed+1
Top 9 Things To Know about Nissan’s Automatic Emergency Braking
Center for Auto Safety Calls on NHTSA to Investigate Malfunctioning Automatic Emergency Braking System on 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue Vehicles

Center for Auto Safety Calls on NHTSA to Investigate Malfunctioning Automatic Emergency Braking System on 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue Vehicles

autosafety.org

Center for Auto Safety Asks Nissan to Brake Check Itself

Center for Auto Safety Asks Nissan to Brake Check Itself

thetruthaboutcars.com

Judge Allows Class-Action Lawsuit Over Nissan Automatic Emergency Braking Issues to Proceed

Judge Allows Class-Action Lawsuit Over Nissan Automatic Emergency Braking Issues to Proceed

thedrive.com

Top 9 Things To Know about Nissan’s Automatic Emergency Braking

Top 9 Things To Know about Nissan’s Automatic Emergency Braking

knightlawgroup.com

Forward Emergency Braking: Nissan’s First Class Action Lawsuit

Forward Emergency Braking: Nissan’s First Class Action Lawsuit

knightlawgroup.com

Center for Auto Safety Calls on NHTSA to Investigate Malfunctioning Automatic Emergency Braking System on 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue Vehicles
autosafety.org · 2019

Center for Auto Safety Calls on NHTSA to Investigate Malfunctioning Automatic Emergency Braking System on 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue Vehicles

Today, the Center for Auto Safety ("the Center") petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Admini…

Center for Auto Safety Asks Nissan to Brake Check Itself
thetruthaboutcars.com · 2020

Advanced driving aids have been slighted once again. This time, the Center for Auto Safety is asking Nissan to issue a safety recall on several models it believes have received too many customer complaints about their automatic emergency br…

Judge Allows Class-Action Lawsuit Over Nissan Automatic Emergency Braking Issues to Proceed
thedrive.com · 2020

A U.S. District Court judge will allow a class-action lawsuit to proceed against Nissan North America over what owners claim is a faulty Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system, reports CarComplaints.com. The lawsuit includes all 2017-2019…

Top 9 Things To Know about Nissan’s Automatic Emergency Braking
knightlawgroup.com · 2021

Nissan has equipped several of its vehicle models with autonomous braking systems. Multiple class action lawsuits claim that these autonomous braking systems are defective and make vehicles unsafe to drive.

Autonomous emergency braking syst…

Forward Emergency Braking: Nissan’s First Class Action Lawsuit
knightlawgroup.com · 2021

Several Nissan models may come with a safety system called “Forward Emergency Braking” or “Automatic Emergency Braking,” which is designed to detect obstacles such as cars and pedestrians. When it detects an obstacle, it is supposed to give…

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