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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.
Data-driven Insights with QuantivRisk’s Mike Nelson
This week we are joined by Mike Nelson, chair and founder of QuantivRisk, a risk management and technology company. The discussion focuses on QuantivRisk’s innovative approach to analyzing vehicle data and video to objectively assess automotive accidents. This episode covers the challenges of defining and litigating safety in the context of ADAS and autonomous vehicles,…
What’s leaking under the hood? V2X, Recalls, and Safety.
A follow up on honking Waymo’s Will V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) happen?. The Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium lacks consumer and academic vetting in their recommendations for automated vehicle safety. Software stress testing Recalls from Ford and BMW This weeks links: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/waymo-director-says-the-company-s-cars-won-t-honk-at-each-other-anymore/ar-AA1p7puc https://www.npr.org/2024/08/16/nx-s1-5078616/cars-v2x-connected-vehicles-transportation-dot-nhtsa https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/08/odot-reports-fewer-crashes-where-traffic-signs-have-been-replaced-with-radar-based-technology.html https://newsroom.aaa.com/2024/08/the-pandemics-tenacious-grip-on-traffic-safety/ https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/cybertruck-buyers-get-unusual-surprise-a-brand-new-truck-delivered-with-dirt-and-mud-eccd274a https://jalopnik.com/tesla-semi-battery-pack-bursts-into-flames-and-spews-to-1851626775 https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/19/gm-lays-off-more-than-1000-salaried-software-and-services-employees.html https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150505-the-numbers-that-lead-to-disaster https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V597-8956.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V593-3301.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V594-2205.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V591-7109.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V598-3756.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V608-7082.PDF
The Great Parking Lot Honk-Off: Autonomous Cars Gone Wild
Welcome to the chaos of self-driving Waymo vehicles in San Francisco, Elon Musk’s questionable promises on robo taxis, and the potential dangers of autonomous vehicles on highways. We question the AV industry’s adherence to ethical practices and discuss the severe consequences of failing lithium-ion batteries. Plus recalls. And get your Takata airbag replaced. This weeks…
Driving the Future: The Rocky Road of Autonomous Vehicles
Hey Listeners, How do we feel about bullet points? This week we cover topics like… Update on the ARC airbag recall implicating 50 million airbags with defects, leading to potential ruptures; Tesla’s reporting on Autopilot crashes and the WSJ’s great investigation; Data privacy issues with car companies like GM, who sell user driving data.; The…
Navigating the Future: Autonomous Cars, Safety Regulations, and Consumer Trust
The dangers of capacitive controls, seatback safety standards, the nonsense spewing from Elon Musk, the FCC toying with us over V2X and GM Cruise continues to gaslight General Motors. Plus we discuss the importance of robust software testing. This weeks links: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/07/vw-id-4-owners-report-unintended-acceleration-blame-steering-wheel-design/ https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/nhtsa-takes-step-toward-improving-occupant-protection https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/most-small-suvs-perform-well-in-rear-autobrake-evaluation https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2024/07/19/fcc-to-vote-on-auto-safety-spectrum-rules-backed-by-auto-innovators/ https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/norfolk-cbp-and-nhtsa-seize-14-noncompliant-tuk-tuk-food-buggies-golf https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/oscar-mayer-wienermobile-in-rollover-wreck-in-illinois-no-injuries-reported/ar-BB1qrdNC?ocid=BingNewsSerp https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/gm-s-cruise-origin-robotaxi-is-officially-dead/ar-BB1qtI0p?ocid=BingNewsVerp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Bullshit https://philkoopman.substack.com/p/crowdstrike-failure-analysis https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V538-4452.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V510-1575.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V513-4713.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V528-3962.PDF https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V529-2962.PDF
A Dive into Automotive Safety with Dr. Jonathan Gitlin
Dr. Jonathan Gitlin, senior automotive writer for Ars Technica, joins us this week. Jonathan discusses his career shift, passion for cars, and his experiences test-driving numerous vehicles. This week we delve into the efficacy and ethics of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), Tesla’s self-driving claims, and challenges within urban transportation infrastructures. This weeks links: https://arstechnica.com/author/jonathan-m-gitlin/…
Robo-Taxis, Tesla Troubles, and the Path to Safer Roads
This week we cover recent controversies surrounding Tesla’s Full Self-Driving technology, revealing how manual interventions and YouTuber feedback fuel the myth of advanced AI automation and into the broader issues of automotive safety, discussing open-source software’s pitfalls and the potential cybersecurity risks in modern vehicles. Other highlights include varied recalls from manufacturers like GM, Toyota,…
The Battle Over Automatic Emergency Braking
The Auto Industry is once again against safety and is fighting NHTSA on Automatic Emergency Braking rules. Specifically the Alliance for Automotive Innovation and John Bozzella, for claiming new AEB rules are ‘impossible’ to implement while also admitting that they are in use today. Michael takes apart ARK Investments for their ridiculous take on Telsa…
Road to Safety: Waymo Incidents and Dangerous Intersections
Waymo issued a recall after a RoboTaxi crash into a telephone pole. We delve into the complexity of validating software updates for autonomous cars and how Waymo is gaslighting us. IISH has a survey showing driver support for anti-speeding technologies. Fred shares safety tips for proper seating in vehicles, emphasizing the importance of seatbelt use…