A Root Cause Analysis of a Self-Driving Car Dragging a Pedestrian

Mary Missy Cummings, Benjamin Wheeler, John Kliem

Abstract: Using the Taxonomy for Artificial Intelligence Hazard Analysis to examine the recent accident where a pedestrian was dragged by a self-driving car, major themes include lacking consideration for remote operations issues, significant post-collision assessment deficiencies, and a lack of periodic design and test protocol reviews.