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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.
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…
Motorcycles are cool?
A 17 year old special guests tells us why he wants a motorcycle, Fred explains physics to him and explains airbags to us. Plus Tesla is full of self driving.
Edge Case Research
This week we are joined by Mike Wagner and Ben Lewis from Edge Case Research. They are working on making AV’s safer and providing insurance to AV companies.