Incidents gathered from public reporting around the world. Each one links to the articles it came from. None of it is a finding that anyone broke the law.
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44 incidents closest to “Applied Intuition Tools for Vehicle Intelligence” · matched on meaning · public reporting
情侣自驾车因自动驾驶识别错误 发生迎面碰撞事故 - 微博
A couple was driving using the car's autonomous driving feature. The system mistook road surface light reflections for lane markings, causing a head-on collision.
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[단독] ‘원인 미스터리’ 그 도로만 가면…자율주행 차선 벗어나 ‘쾅!’ - JTBC
An autonomous vehicle left its lane and crashed on a specific road. The cause of the incident remains a mystery.
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“智驾系统”自主变道 高速公路上遭遇追尾 - 新浪财经
A driver's XPeng X9, with its NGP driver-assistance system engaged, autonomously initiated a left lane change on an expressway. During the maneuver, a vehicle ahead braked suddenly and the car was rear-ended by a large truck. Police determined the lane change caused the accident and held the driver fully liable; the vehicle repair estimate exceeded 100,000 yuan.
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In October 2021, a Pony.ai autonomous vehicle without a human safety driver collided with a lane divider and street sign in Fremont, California. No injuries occurred, but the incident led the California DMV to suspend Pony.ai's driverless testing permit and prompted an NHTSA inquiry. The agency determined a software defect caused the crash and requested a recall, which Pony.ai issued for three vehicles in March 2022. The company updated its software and repaired the affected vehicles, while the driverless permit remains suspended pending DMV verification.
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Auto a guida autonoma si schianta contro un mezzo della Polizia: l'incidente in Pakistan - La Gazzetta dello Sport
A self-driving car collided with a police vehicle in Pakistan on September 1, 2026, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. The incident reportedly occurred during an experiment.
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新能源汽车“智能巡航”撞上施工锥桶，交警：辅助驾驶不等于自动驾驶！ - 紫牛新闻
On the morning of August 20, on the G15 Shenhai Expressway in Hai'an, a new energy sedan using its smart cruise function drove into construction cones placed in the first lane. The driver swerved into the rightmost lane after impact, and no injuries were reported. Traffic police said assisted driving is not autonomous driving and the driver remains primarily responsible.
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Cinque auto corrono a Imola senza nessuno al volante: è un incidente a decidere la gara - La Stampa
Five driverless single-seaters competed for 12 laps at the Imola circuit in the first European race among multiple fully autonomous cars. All teams used the same vehicle, with the difference made by real-time perception, planning, and decision-making software. A crash occurred when the leading car, Unimore, slowed due to a technical fault and was hit from behind by PoliMOVE, paving the way for the Emirati team Kinetiz to win.
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司机高速上开智驾打盹车撞翻了 司机：“我开了智驾，有点瞌睡，它就撞了” - 新浪网
A driver on a Jiangxi expressway activated the smart driving feature and then dozed off, causing the car to hit a crash barrier and roll over. The driver, who was wearing a seatbelt, was not injured. Traffic police determined the crash happened because the driver mistook the assisted driving system for full self-driving and failed to remain attentive.
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[단독] "1년 새 8번 전복" 자율주행차 공포의 구간 된 지하도로, 취재차량도 '휘청' / 풀버전 - v.daum.net
On the Shinwol-Yeoui underground road in Seoul, eight vehicles have overturned at the same spot in the past year. All had autonomous driving assist features, and it is suspected that lane recognition errors caused them to suddenly veer off and hit the curb. A reporter's test drive confirmed that the lane-keeping system disengaged at the problematic sections.
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AI screening system determined which job applicants to advance to the next stage of recruitment.
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Carro autônomo perde conexão e atinge viatura policial durante teste; assista - Vrum
During a test in Islamabad, Pakistan, an autonomous car lost its internet and satellite connection, causing it to hit a parked police vehicle. The journalist in the passenger seat attempted to engage the handbrake but was unable to avoid the collision. The incident highlighted the risks of testing experimental technology on public roads.
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Il fait la promotion en vidéo d’une voiture sans chauffeur, il perd la connexion internet et finit dans la police…
A journalist was filming a promotion for a remotely driven car from the passenger seat when the internet connection failed, making the vehicle uncontrollable. It crashed into a parked police van. No one was injured.
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国庆上高速前 先看看这起智驾追尾 - 驱动之家
A car on the Hukun Expressway rear-ended a truck at night while the driver was using its assisted driving function. The system disengaged at the last moment, leaving less than 10 meters to react and no time to brake. No casualties were reported.
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During round one of Roborace's Season Beta 1.1, a self-driving car from team SIT Acronis Autonomous drove directly into a wall while navigating a gentle curve. The incident occurred without any other cars on the track, and the cause was unclear. Another team's car also experienced positioning issues, highlighting the challenges of autonomous racing at high speeds.
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輔助駕駛系統釀追撞 高公局：應納入監理考題、賣車時強制告知 - udn
A secondary rear-end collision on National Highway 1 occurred after a driver using adaptive cruise control failed to detect stationary vehicles. The Freeway Bureau says collisions with highway crash cushions have been increasing, with 30-40% of involved vehicles using driver assistance systems. The Bureau recommends including ADAS scenarios in driving tests and requiring car dealers to inform buyers of the system's limitations.
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致命車禍後，主管機關調查 Comma AI 的免手操作駕駛技術 - Business Insider Taiwan
The US NHTSA opened an investigation into Comma AI's hands-free driving device after five reported crashes that caused 11 injuries and 3 deaths. The regulator says vehicles equipped with the device hit slow-moving or stopped vehicles in the lane, and the system may have failed to adequately detect or respond to them. Comma AI sells an aftermarket device that enables hands-free driving on over 325 car models, with software including OpenPilot.
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The system controlled the vehicle's steering, acceleration, and braking, and failed to avoid collisions with stopped or slow-moving vehicles, resulting in accidents and fatalities.
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시범 자율주행차 '시스템 오류' 사고 11건…조사는 '늑장' 원인 분류도 '부실' - v.daum.net
Between 2023 and 2025, 11 traffic accidents were caused by autonomous driving system errors in vehicles with temporary operation permits, resulting in four minor injuries. In the first half of this year alone, 27 accidents occurred, but only two have had their causes confirmed, while the remaining 25 are still under investigation. The Korea Transportation Safety Authority has not disclosed company-specific accident details, citing trade secrets, and uses only broad categories for causes.
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Carro autônomo perde conexão com a internet e colide com viatura policial durante gravação de reportagem - Extra online
During a test of an autonomous car in Islamabad, Pakistan, the vehicle lost its internet connection and crashed into a parked police car. The car was being remotely operated via internet and satellite, and the journalist inside attempted to engage the handbrake but failed to stop the collision. The reporter stated that a sudden technical failure caused the loss of control, and he cautioned against testing unproven technology on public roads.
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On 23 September 2016, a Google self-driving Lexus SUV in autonomous mode was struck on the passenger side by another vehicle that ran a red light at an intersection in Mountain View, California. The collision deployed the airbags and caused significant damage, requiring the car to be towed. No injuries were reported. Google stated that its car had a green light and that the incident underscores the prevalence of human error in crashes.
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In April 2022, a TuSimple autonomous semi-trailer truck travelling on I-10 in Tucson, Arizona, suddenly veered left and struck a concrete divider. The company initially blamed human error, but an internal report revealed that the crash occurred because an operator failed to properly reboot the system, causing it to execute a 2.5-minute-old left-turn command. No injuries or property damage were reported. Federal regulators, including the FMCSA and NHTSA, have launched investigations into the incident.
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On 29 May 2018, Dave Key's Tesla Model S, operating in Autopilot mode, drifted out of its lane and collided with a parked police SUV in Laguna Beach, California. No one was injured, but the car was written off. The crash was attributed to a known limitation of Tesla's AI, which struggled to distinguish stationary objects from the background. Key, a former software entrepreneur, later bought three more Teslas and used the Full Self-Driving beta.
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During testing in Jokkmokk, Sweden, a Volvo self-driving XC90 SUV's radar sensors became caked with frozen flakes, rendering the vehicle unable to read the road. The incident highlighted the challenge of snow blindness for autonomous vehicles. Ford engineers later proposed a solution using lidar to create high-definition 3-D maps.
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Truck drivers Adam Dean and Christian Erickson filed a class action lawsuit against Motive Technologies Inc., alleging that the company's AI-powered dash cams with automatic license plate readers collected license plate data and tracked drivers' movements without consent. The lawsuit, filed in California federal court, claims violations of California's ALPR Law and seeks damages of $2,500 per class member. The drivers allege privacy invasion and emotional distress from the surreptitious surveillance.
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