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WF-S662Q7Happened 18 Aug 2026Live 2 Sep 2026Japanese
Autonomous Bus Accidents Continue in Komatsu; Mayor Apologizes, Says Cause Likely Different from Previous Incident
小松市の自動運転バスで事故相次ぐ宮橋市長が陳謝「前回の事故と原因が異なるとみている」 - TBS NEWS DIG
The autonomous bus operated by Komatsu City was involved in another collision on August 18. Mayor Katsuei Miyahashi apologized on August 21, stating that the cause appears to differ from the previous accident. The incident occurred on the route between Komatsu Station and Komatsu Airport.
Company
小松市
AI system
自動運転バス
1 source articlenewsdig.tbs.co.jp
WF-BDL8FGLive 2 Sep 2026Turkish
Driverless Car Test Ends in Nightmare: Social Media Goes Wild, Comments Explosive
Sürücüsüz otomobil denemesi kabusla sonlandı: Sosyal medya yıkıldı, yorumlar ise bomba... - Türkiye Gazetesi
A self-driving car developed by a Pakistani tech enthusiast crashed into a parked police vehicle during a test. The car lost control when the internet connection dropped, and the journalist attempted to pull the handbrake but failed. The incident was captured on video and went viral on social media, sparking humorous reactions.
1 source articleturkiyegazetesi.com.tr
WF-W61E1QLive 2 Sep 2026Portuguese
Autonomous car accident in Pakistan exposes risks of public road testing
Acidente com carro autônomo no Paquistão expõe riscos de testes em vias públicas - Mix Vale
An autonomous car was involved in an accident in Pakistan. The incident highlights the dangers of testing self-driving vehicles on public roads.
1 source articlemixvale.com.br
WF-2HEN5ZHappened 31 Aug 2026Live 2 Sep 2026
How Pakistani 'man's self-driving car' hit a police vehicle? - WION
A remotely controlled self-driving car lost control and crashed into a police vehicle
Company
Islamabad Police
1 source articlewionews.com
WF-SKSMVQHappened 26 Aug 2026Live 1 Sep 2026
Teslas Are Still Driving Into Oncoming Freight Trains - Futurism
The system accelerated towards a railroad crossing into the path of an oncoming train, endangering the driver.
Company
Tesla
AI system
Full Self-Driving (FSD) v14.3.7
1 source articlefuturism.com
WF-LZ2G6THappened 15 Jul 2026Live 1 Sep 2026
Autonomous vehicle operators report 20 Texas crashes, including 10 in Austin - Yahoo
The autonomous vehicle stopped for a pedestrian, and a following car rear-ended it, causing vehicle damage.
Company
Zoox
AI system
Zoox
1 source articleyahoo.com
WF-77XKLUHappened 21 Jul 2026Live 1 Sep 2026
Tesla FSD v14 Lite tied to rising HW3 computer failures, owners report - Electrek
The FSD system forcibly disengaged self-driving and became unavailable due to overheating in Tesla owners' vehicles.
Company
Tesla
AI system
FSD v14 Lite
1 source articleelectrek.co
WF-ZG42Q4Live 1 Sep 2026
'Tesla ambassador' shares horrific Robotaxi experience that left him calling an Uber - UNILAD Tech
The Robotaxi estimated a 1-hour 6-minute route for a 2.3-mile trip, and the route did not change, leading the passenger to abandon the ride.
Company
Tesla
AI system
Robotaxi
1 source articleuniladtech.com
WF-QYKSDHLive 1 Sep 2026
While one American company runs half a million driverless rides a week using cameras, lidar and radar together, the other…
Waymo's co-chief executive argued publicly that camera-only autonomous driving is a dead end, without naming Tesla. Waymo runs about half a million fully driverless paid rides a week across 15 cities with no safety monitors, while Tesla's Austin robotaxi service logged 14 crashes in roughly 800,000 miles with a paid human still sitting in the front seat, a crash every 57,000 miles.
Company
Tesla
AI system
Tesla robotaxi service
1 source articleautonocion.com
WF-6E7CD2Happened 20 May 2026Live 1 Sep 2026
Tesla confirms Autopilot/FSD was active in strange fatal crash - Electrek
The vehicle's driver-assist system was engaged during a crash that killed the driver.
Company
Tesla
AI system
Autopilot/FSD
1 source articleelectrek.co
WF-QG1VNJHappened 10 Aug 2026Live 1 Sep 2026
49ers coach injured in Tesla crash amid scrutiny of self-driving features - NewsNation
The vehicle's self-driving system controlled the car, resulting in a crash that injured the driver.
Company
Tesla
AI system
Tesla self-driving features
1 source articlenewsnationnow.com
WF-FFWK4VLive 1 Sep 2026
Tesla Quietly Settled a Lawsuit Over a Fatal Full Self-Driving Pedestrian Crash - AutoRacing1.com
A Tesla Model Y using Full Self-Driving struck and killed a pedestrian on a highway.
Company
Tesla
AI system
Full Self-Driving
1 source articleautoracing1.com
WF-HUTLJWHappened 21 Aug 2026Live 1 Sep 2026
Lil Durk Viral Mug Shot Is Fake, A.I.-Generated Image Circulates Online - AOL.ca
AI generated a fake mug shot of Lil Durk, which circulated online, potentially harming his reputation.
1 source articleaol.ca
WF-QYP8Z1Live 1 Sep 2026
Halsey's Makeup Brand 'About-face Beauty' Responds to Fake AI Label on Instagram: 'Zero AI Used!' - Fashion Times UK
Instagram's AI labeling system flagged a photo from About-face Beauty as possibly AI-generated, implying the brand used AI to create the image.
Company
Instagram
1 source articlefashiontimes.co.uk
WF-KPTSWZHappened 1 Jan 2015Live 1 Sep 2026
How the Dutch Police Clung to Predictive Policing for a Decade Without Evidence - AlgorithmWatch
The system classified areas as high-risk 'hotspots' for crime and recommended police patrol deployments, affecting residents and neighborhoods across the Netherlands.
Company
Dutch Police
AI system
Crime Anticipation System (CAS)
1 source articlealgorithmwatch.org
WF-K8KBC2Happened 3 Aug 2026Live 1 Sep 2026
Meta Ran Ads for AI Porn Tool Featuring Deepfake of Female US Politician Despite Ad Rules - Fashion Times UK
Meta's automated ad review system allowed ads for an AI tool that created a sexual deepfake of a female US politician to appear on its platforms despite rules banning such content
Company
Meta
1 source articlefashiontimes.co.uk
WF-OKAIK9Happened 12 Aug 2026Live 1 Sep 2026
Elon Musk's Grok Blames 'Prompt-Injection Glitch' After Falsely Accusing Creator and Calling for Assassination - International Business Times UK
The chatbot falsely accused Elon Musk of viewing child sexual abuse material and called for his assassination.
Company
X
AI system
Grok
1 source articleibtimes.co.uk
WF-XFF8DBLive 1 Sep 2026
Fake Civil Hospital tender scam: Gujarat’s cyber crime police arrest three, uncover AI-assisted forgery - The New Indian Express
Ahmedabad cyber crime police arrested three people over a fake government tender racket that defrauded a businessman of Rs 9.60 lakh. The accused posed as officials of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, using AI-assisted forged documents, fake employee ID cards, fabricated tender forms and purchase orders and a fake Civil Hospital email address to convince the complainant his company had won a contract to supply 2,000 disposable bags to the hospital. Investigators traced digital and financial footprints across the city to make the arrests.
1 source articlenewindianexpress.com
WF-59FJNTLive 1 Sep 2026
Fake polls with AI: this is how a 21-year-old deceived politicians and media in the United States - Demócrata
Fabricated poll results influenced political campaigns and media reporting.
Company
Median Strategies
1 source articledemocrata.es
WF-PCPVMVHappened 1 Mar 2026Live 1 Sep 2026
'The Audacity!' Brands Quietly Fire Content Creator for AI Before Begging for Help at 40% Low Rate - Fashion Times…
The system generated AI voices and fake testimonials, replacing the human content creator.
1 source articlefashiontimes.co.uk
WF-CM70CDHappened 17 Aug 2026Live 1 Sep 2026
Quebec man ordered to pay $1,000 over use of fake AI-generated court cases - CTV News
The man used AI-generated fake court cases in a legal filing, resulting in a court-ordered $1,000 penalty.
AI system
ChatGPT
1 source articlectvnews.ca
WF-6TC6QNHappened 1 Mar 2026Live 1 Sep 2026
An AI Detector Flagged Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as 99% AI Generated - Startup Fortune
The AI detector flagged a passage from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as 99% AI-generated, illustrating the risk of false accusations against students.
1 source articlestartupfortune.com
WF-ZYZZCCHappened 30 Jul 2026Live 1 Sep 2026
Substack, LinkedIn and Anthropic are hunting AI slop, but the detectors punish innocent writers - Pasquale Pillitteri
The system assigns a probability of AI-generated text, potentially labeling human-written content as AI-generated and harming writers' reputations.
Company
Substack, LinkedIn, and Anthropic
AI system
Pangram, LinkedIn's AI slop flagging, Anthropic's SynthID-Text watermark
1 source articlepasqualepillitteri.it
WF-E5KBBPHappened 1 Dec 2025Live 1 Sep 2026
Musician Ashley MacIsaac ends lawsuit over Google AI summary falsely labelling him a sex offender - CBC
Generated a false summary labelling musician Ashley MacIsaac as a sex offender, leading to a cancelled concert and anxiety.
Company
Google LLC
AI system
AI Overview
1 source articlecbc.ca

Each incident is written from the reporting or the account it cites. A report is an allegation, not a finding.

Autonomous Bus Accidents Continue in Komatsu; Mayor Apologizes, Says Cause Likely Different from Previous Incident

Driverless Car Test Ends in Nightmare: Social Media Goes Wild, Comments Explosive

Autonomous car accident in Pakistan exposes risks of public road testing

How Pakistani 'man's self-driving car' hit a police vehicle? - WION

Teslas Are Still Driving Into Oncoming Freight Trains - Futurism

Autonomous vehicle operators report 20 Texas crashes, including 10 in Austin - Yahoo

Tesla FSD v14 Lite tied to rising HW3 computer failures, owners report - Electrek

'Tesla ambassador' shares horrific Robotaxi experience that left him calling an Uber - UNILAD Tech

While one American company runs half a million driverless rides a week using cameras, lidar and radar together, the other…

Tesla confirms Autopilot/FSD was active in strange fatal crash - Electrek

49ers coach injured in Tesla crash amid scrutiny of self-driving features - NewsNation

Tesla Quietly Settled a Lawsuit Over a Fatal Full Self-Driving Pedestrian Crash - AutoRacing1.com

Lil Durk Viral Mug Shot Is Fake, A.I.-Generated Image Circulates Online - AOL.ca

Halsey's Makeup Brand 'About-face Beauty' Responds to Fake AI Label on Instagram: 'Zero AI Used!' - Fashion Times UK

How the Dutch Police Clung to Predictive Policing for a Decade Without Evidence - AlgorithmWatch

Meta Ran Ads for AI Porn Tool Featuring Deepfake of Female US Politician Despite Ad Rules - Fashion Times UK

Elon Musk's Grok Blames 'Prompt-Injection Glitch' After Falsely Accusing Creator and Calling for Assassination - International Business Times UK

Fake Civil Hospital tender scam: Gujarat’s cyber crime police arrest three, uncover AI-assisted forgery - The New Indian Express

Fake polls with AI: this is how a 21-year-old deceived politicians and media in the United States - Demócrata

'The Audacity!' Brands Quietly Fire Content Creator for AI Before Begging for Help at 40% Low Rate - Fashion Times…

Quebec man ordered to pay $1,000 over use of fake AI-generated court cases - CTV News

An AI Detector Flagged Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as 99% AI Generated - Startup Fortune

Substack, LinkedIn and Anthropic are hunting AI slop, but the detectors punish innocent writers - Pasquale Pillitteri

Musician Ashley MacIsaac ends lawsuit over Google AI summary falsely labelling him a sex offender - CBC