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Incident 640: Waymo Software Flaw Leads to Double Collision with Tow Truck

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Description: Two Waymo autonomous vehicles hit the same tow truck under unusual towing conditions due to a software misinterpretation in Phoenix, Arizona. Waymo issued a software recall and updated its fleet to prevent future incidents.

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Alleged: Waymo and Alphabet developed an AI system deployed by Waymo, which harmed Unnamed owner of tow truck.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
640
Report Count
3
Incident Date
2023-12-11
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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

Entity

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AI

Timing

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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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Incident OccurrenceVoluntary recall of our previous software - Response+1
Waymo Software Flaw Leads to Double Collision with Tow Truck - Response
Voluntary recall of our previous software

Voluntary recall of our previous software

waymo.com

Waymo Software Flaw Leads to Double Collision with Tow Truck

Waymo Software Flaw Leads to Double Collision with Tow Truck

cnn.com

Two Self-Driving Waymo Taxis Get Confused By A Pickup Being Towed Backwards, Crash Into It

Two Self-Driving Waymo Taxis Get Confused By A Pickup Being Towed Backwards, Crash Into It

theautopian.com

Voluntary recall of our previous software
waymo.com · 2024
Mauricio Peña post-incident response

Earlier today, we voluntarily filed a recall report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for software that was previously on our fleet. We chose to do this after consultation with NHTSA and our own internal review…

Waymo Software Flaw Leads to Double Collision with Tow Truck
cnn.com · 2024
Peter Valdes-Dapena post-incident response

Waymo, the self-driving car division of Google's parent company, Alphabet, issued a recall for its own self-driving car software after two of its vehicles hit the same truck minutes apart.

Minutes apart from one another, two Waymo cars came…

Two Self-Driving Waymo Taxis Get Confused By A Pickup Being Towed Backwards, Crash Into It
theautopian.com · 2024

The idea of a robotaxi is quite appealing. It’s a car that takes you where you want to go, and neither you, nor anybody else, has to worry about driving. The reality of robotaxis is altogether different. Many of us are concerned about syste…

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