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Incident 347: Waymo Self-Driving Taxi Behaved Unexpectedly, Driving away from Support Crew

Description: A Waymo self-driving taxi car was shown on video stranded on a road in Arizona while carrying a passenger, suddenly drove away from the company's roadside assistance worker, and ended up being stuck farther down the road.

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Alleged: Waymo developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Waymo passengers.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
347
Report Count
3
Incident Date
2021-05-06
Editors
Khoa Lam
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MIT

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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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AI

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Unintentional

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Incident OccurrenceWaymo Self Driving Taxi Goes Rogue: Blocks Traffic, Evades Capture | JJRicks Rides With Waymo #54Waymo self-driving taxi confused by traffic cones flees helpConfused self-driving taxi drives away from its support crew
Waymo Self Driving Taxi Goes Rogue: Blocks Traffic, Evades Capture | JJRicks Rides With Waymo #54

Waymo Self Driving Taxi Goes Rogue: Blocks Traffic, Evades Capture | JJRicks Rides With Waymo #54

youtube.com

Waymo self-driving taxi confused by traffic cones flees help

Waymo self-driving taxi confused by traffic cones flees help

bbc.com

Confused self-driving taxi drives away from its support crew

Confused self-driving taxi drives away from its support crew

wlwt.com

Waymo Self Driving Taxi Goes Rogue: Blocks Traffic, Evades Capture | JJRicks Rides With Waymo #54
youtube.com · 2021

A special thank you to Danny Harmon from @Distant Signal for the voiceover segment. Check him out if you need voice work done!

  • 00:00 Ride start/parking lot
  • 01:10 Unprotected right
  • 02:40 Unprotected left
  • 03:20 Right lane change
  • 04:24 Unprot…
Waymo self-driving taxi confused by traffic cones flees help
bbc.com · 2021

A self-driving taxi has blocked a road in Arizona after becoming confused by a lane closed off with traffic cones.

The Waymo vehicle repeatedly drove away from roadside assistance, dispatched within minutes of the car becoming stuck.

Passen…

Confused self-driving taxi drives away from its support crew
wlwt.com · 2021

CHANDLER, Ariz. — A confused Waymo self-driving taxi car was captured on video as it became stranded on an Arizona road earlier this month while carrying a passenger and then unexpectedly driving away as a worker from the company's roadside…

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