AutonomousCritical
Tesla Model 3 Sedan on Autopilot Killed Motorcyclist in a Rear-End Collision in Utah
- Occurred
- Jul 24, 2022
- Published
- Aug 5, 2022
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A Tesla Model 3 operating on Autopilot mode slammed into the back of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle on an interstate in Utah, throwing the rider from the bike and killing him instantly.
Developers
- Tesla
Deployers
- Tesla
Harmed parties
- Landon Embry
- motorcyclists
- Tesla drivers
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 95%
Rationale: Fatal crash involving Tesla Autopilot system, a self-driving feature.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8