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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.
Driving Concerns: Chinese Software in American Cars
Highlights: The Biden administration’s policy on limiting Chinese and Russian vehicle technology to protect U.S. data, and the general challenges in tracing vehicle components’ origins. The DHS warns about counterfeit airbags. Anthony calls BS on Sam Altman Michael tells CarMax they are responsible for recalls Fred points out flaws in Torc Robotics and explains GPS…
Safety on Autopilot: The Pitfalls and Promises of Partial Automation
Waymo goes full PR campaign and gets some “journalists” to write that Waymo is safer than a human… without explaining that Waymo’s data is like comparing apples to astronauts. Basically, Waymo is better than the worst human drivers on small subset of roads, at slow speeds in limited conditions. Maybe. IIHS releases a study showing…
Speed Limits, Safety Standards, and Autonomous Vehicles
We start off this week with California’s proposed Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) bill, which aims to warn drivers exceeding speed limits by 10 mph. Next is NHTSA’s new safety standards for pedestrian protection and other auto safety innovations. Then, we critique unrealistic claims about autonomous vehicles and highlight a recent investigation into Jeep vehicles catching…
Big Cars, Bigger Problems and Driverless Dangers
Finally, a congressional bill aimed at setting federal standards for hood height and visibility to protect pedestrians. Another failure of partial automation systems like Ford’s Blue Cruise and Tesla’s Autopilot. Anthony let’s loose on the NY Times, Amazon is using bad tech to monitor it’s drivers and the recalls galore. This weeks links: https://www.npr.org/2024/08/23/nx-s1-5084276/pedestrian-protection-bill-bigger-cars-trucks https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/philadelphia-woman-driving-partially-automated-mustang-mach-charged-113359116…
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