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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.
Dr. Jeffrey Wishart and the trough of disillusionment
This week we are joined by Dr. Jeffrey Wishart. He’s got over 20 years experience in the advanced transportation space and is author of the book, “Fundamentals of Connected and Automated Vehicles“. If you want to learn more about things like V2X, level 2, 3 and 4 autonomous driving systems this is the episode for…
Airbags are good, lack of regulations are bad
Takata is back in the news for another round of defects. Anthony learns that seatbelts are regulated and tend not to fail but airbags are not regulated and hence why we keep hearing about defects. Senator Markey asks car companies to explain why they are collecting so much data and what they are doing with…
A hippo on wheels is probably safer than a Cyber Truck
Cars keep getting heavier and heavier and the laws of physics stay the same. This week the CyberTruck is finally, maybe, let loose on the world. This is another ginormous vehicle that weighs too much and it doesn’t care. Anthony learns, again, that most cars are never crash tested, used car dealers can sell cars…
Thanksgiving driving and goodbye to Kyle
Fred is off this week but Michael and I push on. Did you know that driving on Thanksgiving is more dangerous than driving on the mad shopping day of Black Friday? The NTSB suggests that NHTSA make ISA a thing. Gotta love those acronyms. Basically one safety regulator is asking a different safety regulator to…
More GM Cruise fails and we learn the word ablative
This week Michael and Anthony claim to be visited by the deep state (or just happen to be around helicopters) and Fred has his voice replaced by an AI (head cold). Could it be GM? Nah, they are too busy putting a lawyer in charge of their GM Cruise division. Anyone got the over/under on…
Self Driving keeps flailing and the Cybertruck is still ugly
GM Cruise is on a death watch. They no longer have non-driverless cars, they’ve recalled all of their cars so that they don’t drag humans caught underneath them and they stopped production of their contender for worlds ugliest car, the Cruise Origin. To date this has only cost GM a few billion dollars. How much…
Don’t burn your butt and GM Cruise reverts to meat computers
Time to pour some out for the poor folks at GM Cruise as they take time to reflect on how they can better earn the public’s trust. We suggest not dragging people under your car and lying about it to regulators. On the plus side lying to NHTSA will hopefully make NHTSA a little more…
Self driving car? Humans now required.
To celebrate Fred and Anthony’s birthday the California DMV has banned GM Cruise self driving cars. The moral of the story? Don’t listen to tech bro nonsense AND don’t lie to the DMV. Turns out the GM Cruise that ran over a woman dragged her too but GM Cruise forgot to mention that part. The…
Self driving risk conditions
GM Cruise is the gift that keeps on giving to this podcast. Cruise and their CEO Kyle have repeatedly claimed that their cars are so much safer than humans. How much safer you ask? Well their new software will recognize a firehose. My 3 year old nephew can do the same thing but the DMV…