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Podcast Archive
Our podcast discusses auto safety issues and technological developments, in hopes of providing consumers and enthusiasts with a better understanding of modern vehicles, safety systems, and current issues in the industry.
Tesla fails, congestion pricing wins.
People don’t want to buy Tesla’s anymore and their earnings show it but fanboi’s keep buying the stock cause they keep believing the same lies Elon has been spouting since at least 2016. When is a car company a cult? In more Tesla news a former engineer exposes Elon for not working that hard, regulators…
Tariffs, Tesla and Transit
Trump’s auto tariffs will make new cars cost more, old cars more expensive to repair and maintain and increase your insurance rates. A new lawsuit alleges that Telsa might be tampering with it’s odometers. Public transit is safer in all metrics than driving. Fred explains why objects may be closer and we’ve got recalls. This…
Distracted Driving Month and better safety tech
It’s NHTSA’s distracted driving month. On the plus side fatalities are down but not by much. Intelligent Speed Assist, driver monitoring and better driving tech can help save lives today but instead billions are spent on robo-taxis. Tesla dealers are backlogged because people don’t want to buy them, Waymo can’t navigate a drive-thru, one con…
Liberate you from safety!
Happy Liberation Day! Now cars will be more expensive, older cars will with older safety tech will stay on the road longer possibly making everyone a little less safe. Tesla might be attempting to game the Canadian EV rebate system (or they sold two cars every minute one weekend), Auroa wants to set its driver-less…
Ask a Canadian with George Iny
This week we are joined from Canada by George Iny from the Automobile Protection Association. George let’s us ask all of our Canadian focused questions and we compare and contrast the difference between auto safety standards. And have you heard of public auto insurance? Why can’t we have that in the US? Lastly, the Cybertruck…
AV’s: An Attractive Nuisance
Tesla protests, criticism of Tesla’s autopilot and Full Self Driving and Cybertrucks that are coming apart. Waymo is racking up the parking tickets and still doesn’t have a viable business model.GM puts another 9,000 pound socoiopath on the road and cannabis doesn’t not make you a good driver. That and more in this weeks episode.…
Life in the fast lane… it’s not great.
Ever race down a city street or do donuts on a salt flat? Me neither but car commercials make it look like we should be doing this. Consumers are not liking some new car tech, like electronic door handles, but like built-in vacuums (this is a thing?). These topics and more. This weeks links: https://powertripfilm.com/…
Tarrifs, Chinese AV regulations and road safety
How will tariffs affect auto industry safety? Less new car sales equals less newer safety tech on the road. China is enforcing tighter controls on over-the-air (OTA) updates compared to the U.S.’s ‘wild west’ approach. Plus a flying car, a cybertruck that wants to die and recalls from Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen. This weeks links: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/03/nx-s1-5316162/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-cars-auto-industry…
What’s the difference between Waymo and the Titanic?
This week we discuss recent layoffs at NHTSA, Fred compares Waymo to the Titanic, Renault releases a fire fighting tool for EV’s and recalls. Support the show. This weeks links: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/us-auto-safety-agency-that-s-probing-tesla-cuts-4-of-staff/ar-AA1zGAUi https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/cars/2025/02/20/stellantis-self-driving-autodrive-watch-movies/79334466007/ https://media.renaultgroup.com/fireman-access-an-exclusive-innovation-by-renault-group-is-now-available-with-a-free-licence/ https://www.jalopnik.com/1798210/mercedes-starts-testing-solid-state-batteries-with-huge-range-gains/ https://www.ttnews.com/articles/autonomous-trucking-driverless https://www.printwand.com/blog/how-unsinkable-marketing-campaign-led-titanic-disaster https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-dc-region-is-twice-as-deadly-for-pedestrians-as-a-decade-ago/ar-AA1zBFXk https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V098-4966.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V085-6011.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V092-6812.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V093-8408.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V099-7174.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V106-5920.PDF