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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.
Jeff Wishart levels with us about safety
This week we discuss the development and evaluation of automated vehicles (AVs) with special guest Jeff Wishart. We learn to differentiate between Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) for AVs and SAE’s driving automation levels. Plus recalls. This weeks links: https://www.sae.org/publications/technical-papers/content/2025-01-8671/ https://www.gao.gov/assets/710/706680.pdf https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/accident-analysis-and-prevention/vol/207/suppl/C https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25E029-4731.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V280-2880.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V269-3442.PDF
NHTSA, Jeff Bezos and Redundancy… again.
NHTSA updates the standing general order for ADAS interventions and amazingly this helps Tesla. Jeff Bezo’s starts an electric truck company, electronic door handles still need a manual override, Fred repeats himself in the Tao and we’ve got recalls. Support the show! This weeks links: https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-unveils-new-automated-vehicle-framework https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/trump-updates-biden-s-robo-car-crash-reporting-rule-to-benefit-tesla/ar-AA1DyXJj https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/04/amazon-backed-startup-wants-to-sell-a-bare-bones-ev-truck-for-20000/ https://www.thestar.com/life/autos/technology-in-cars-is-being-used-to-make-choices-for-drivers-and-this-can-be/article_f835de30-f450-11ef-ad43-434b0d197953.html https://gothamist.com/news/feds-accidentally-publish-secret-plan-to-kill-nyc-congestion-pricing https://electrek.co/2025/04/28/ny-lawmakers-shut-down-teslas-stores/ https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25C006-4677.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V274-1598.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V259-8551.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V270-9214.PDF…
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/…