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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.
Your anti-BS station
Learn the name Kyle Vogt. He’s the CEO of GM’s autonomous vehicle company, GM Cruise. The nonsense he spouts makes Elon Musk seem almost reasonable. This week we meet his, detached from reality, views on automated vehicles. Plus more Hyundai/Kia theft news, backseat safety, EV battery repair-ability and more. This weeks links: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23718358/ag-letter-to-hyundai-and-kia.pdf https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/scratched-ev-battery-your-insurer-may-have-junk-whole-car-2023-03-20/ https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/rear-passenger-protection-falls-short-in-most-midsize-suvs…
Name this Podcast… and dummies
Crash test dummies, airless tires, how to date your tires, Tesla crashes, Tesla “theft” and more. Plus the Tao of Fred and Recall Roundup. Mentioned links: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105595 https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/we-need-better-crash-test-dummies-says-government-accountability-office/ https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/03/14/study-cognitive-screenings-for-aging-drivers-cut-some-crashes-but-they-have-a-disturbing-downside/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/mobility/article-are-airless-tires-going-to-hit-the-market-any-time-soon/ https://carbuzz.com/news/goodyear-shows-off-new-airless-tires https://abc7chicago.com/how-to-tell-old-tires-are-near-me-discontinued-goodyear/12909005/ https://insideevs.com/news/656915/man-unknowingly-unlocks-and-drives-off-in-someone-else-tesla/ https://apnews.com/article/tesla-firetruck-autopilot-investigation-c6d64b941f546f7ae70fb8355d765cb3 https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/HIR2303.pdf https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/03/13/stop-the-spin-how-to-spot-nine-types-of-auto-industry-disinformation/ https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V149-6708.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23E016-1051.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V136-6383.PDF
Loose steering wheels
NHTSA is taking advice from Anthony and investigating Zoox. GM complains about boogeyman burdensome regulations for their AVs and their marketing department creates a silly name for a good start at improving on ADAS features. Americans are “fearful” and concerned about Automated Vehicles. USPS cuts costs by neglecting safety. Waymo releases a transparency report that…
Proving Grounds
Telsa’s Full Self Driving gets recalled. Hyundai/Kia fix their TikTok problem. Mercedes says regulations are good. Plus recall roundup and Fred delves into the 3rd bullet point of the AV Bill of rights. Mentioned links: https://slate.com/technology/2023/02/tesla-recall-full-self-driving-nhtsa-musk-regulation.html https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/crash-avoidance-features-improve-safety-but-complicate-repairs https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/hyundai-kia-campaign-prevent-vehicle-theft https://www.autonomousvehicleinternational.com/features/feature-mercedes-benz-shares-its-approach-to-proving-ground-testing-for-automated-vehicles.html https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V094-8676.PDF https://jalopnik.com/federal-regulators-are-looking-into-zooxs-self-certifie-1850127485 https://www.npr.org/2023/02/20/1158367204/tesla-driver-killed-california-firetruck-nhtsa https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/silicon-valley-startup-charts-a-path-to-cheaper-ev-batteries-1.1886827 https://www.autosafety.org/av-bill-of-rights/
Special Guest Janette Fennell
Special Guest Janette Fennell discusses how her experience being kidnapped and locked into the trunk of her car led to her starting a non-profit that led to the Federal requirement for a trunk release cable. We also discuss the need for better systems to protect children from frontovers, backovers and being accidentally left inside cars.…
A Thousand Horsepower
Self certified autonomous vehicles? American are obsessed with pickup trucks… to use at the Piggly Wiggly? We release the Automated Vehicle Bill of Rights… draft 1. Links we mentioned: https://www.autosafety.org/support-us/ https://www.autosafety.org/av-bill-of-rights/ https://www.axios.com/ford-pickup-trucks-history https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/02/13/highway-road-sign-messages-jokes/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/15/business/missy-cummings-tesla-autopilot.html https://jalopnik.com/elon-musk-says-upgrading-autopilot-hardware-on-older-te-1850041340 https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/toyota-siennas-seat-belt-reminders-stand-out-among-minivans https://www.theverge.com/23591501/gmc-hummer-ev-review-photos-specs-price
Autonomous Vehicles and the Law!
We are joined by Hadley, MA police Chief Michael Mason to discuss AV’s (autonomous vehicles) and other auto safety related issues. It’s a good one.
It’ll all be better in the future
EV Hummers, Goodyear tire investigation, Kia/Hyundai’s can’t get insured, cities pushing back against AV’s, recall roundup and the Tao of Fred.
UL 4600
This week we are joined by Deb Prince. She is the chairperson of the UL 4600 group and program at Underwriters Laboratories. As astute listeners will remember UL 4600 is the Standard for Safety for the Evaluation of Autonomous Products such as automated cars. Those Waymo and GM Cruise things that keep us entertained. If…