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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.
The decline of Tesla? And Happy New Year
Hey Listeners, This week we join the fray and pile on Tesla. The Washington Post, Consumer Reports and even Tech Crunch point out how Tesla’s autopilot and full self driving is pricey garbage. Plus Fred does a deep dive into his New Years Resolution for the automotive industry. This weeks links: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/31/tesla-autopilot-recall-test/?itid=ap_geoffreya.fowler https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/29/opinions/tesla-autopilot-recall-safety-wallace?cid=ios_app https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/28/how-tesla-bmw-ford-gm-and-mercedes-driver-assist-systems-compare/ https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/122723teslasafetyflawsletter.pdf…
Is Waymo better than a human?
It’s the end of the year. Drive safe and is Waymo safer than a human? Probably not but thanks for sharing the data. Tesla has another recall and continues to blame it’s customers when their car breaks. The Blazer EV might be a lemon, Fred dives further into the ARC airbag problem and we discuss…
Inactionable corporate puffery
Tesla dominates the auto safety world this week and on this podcast that is a bad thing. First Tesla recalls almost every car they’ve ever produced. Then their lawyers cause the Tesla flock to cry by admitting that AutoPilot and Full Self Driving are nothing more than corporate puffery (at $12,000 that’s gotta hurt) and…
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…