Description: During a test run in Saint Petersburg in Russia an AI-powered "Smart Tram" failed, leading to a crash that injured several pedestrians and trapped a woman under its wheels. The tram's AI system reportedly shut off unexpectedly, and both primary and emergency brakes failed despite pre-test checks.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: UralTransMash and AI Cognitive Technologies developed an AI system deployed by Saint Petersburg government, which harmed Saint Petersburg pedestrians.
Alleged implicated AI system: AI Cognitive Technologies driver assistance system
Incident Stats
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.
- 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
Pre-deployment
Intent
Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
Unintentional
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
Several people were injured in the crash, caught on video in St Petersburg, with one woman getting trapped under the tram's wheels.
The £1.7 million “retro” tram fitted with artificial intelligence was on a test run with a driver ahead of a…
Variants
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