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There Auto Be A Law

Center for Auto Safety

A discussion on 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 auto industry.

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65:41

Self Driving Semi's and your car is peeping on you

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/09/14

The House had a hearing on Self Driving Semi's and 3 out of 4 panelists thought it was a really swell idea and could you please write laws that make it best for our bottom lines? GM Cruise tries Nashville and claims that NHTSA has approved it's ugly car without controls, Mozilla finds out that your car is getting every bit of your intimate details, a school bus safety bill final moves ahead, Fred takes on listener mail around EV's and emissions and recalls.This weeks

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60:10

Elon mode and more Kyle failures

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/09/07

Do you like to pretend that your car can drive itself? Well... you might be a Tesla owner or the CEO of GM Cruise. Either way please let us know where you might be so we can avoid you.NHTSA applies a special order to Telsa, AV's are trained on pictures of white men, ARC doesn't want to recall their air bag inflators, Cruise blocks an ambulance, recalls and the Tao of Fred.This weeks

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70:00

The micron metal hour

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/08/31

Listeners,We really don't like to pick on the Elon. It's boring BUT he makes it really easy. This week we explain that the Cyber Truck will never have... well anything he claims, GM Cruise expands their Fire Truck smashers to Raleigh, IIHS tests backseat safety and makes simple suggests to make motorcycles safer (wear a dang helmet), Fred goes back into Radar and Lidar and some recalls (what's with the rear view cameras?)This weeks

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62:19

Self driving into wet cement

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/08/24

Kyle from Cruise keeps telling everyone that humans are terrible drivers and that his computer cars will save humanity. In the past week his robot taxis have stopped working because they weren't in cell phone range, crashed into a fire truck and drove into wet cement. Can someone look up Kyle's DMV record? If these are driving better than him he must be the worst driver.That and more plus Fred explains tire pressure.This weeks

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61:26

Beth Brooke puts dummies in their place

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/08/17

Did you know that those 5 star safety crash tests do not apply to women drivers? NHTSA bases these crash tests on an "average" male and ignores women that have a different skeletal structure and physiology. But don't worry NHTSA is still researching the issue... of whether women drive? No idea why they are wasting time on this as better crash test dummy technology exists that could make cars safer for everyone.This week Beth Brooke from VERITY Now (https://www.veritynow.org) joins us to explain more

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69:25

Babysitting Self Driving Cars

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/08/10

Self deluded self driving car CEOs continue to claim the safety of their vehicles. Still cannot provide any shred of data to back their claims up. Now the San Francisco Police and Fire Departments are saying they need these AV's off the road as they are a hazard to emergency first responders. Plus Telsa is still a problem and Hyundai Kia have some issues.This weeks

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63:44

We would like to cancel your visit.

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/08/03

Ever tried to get a service appointment for your Tesla? Learn how Tesla has an entire department dedicated to making sure you don't get one. Why's that? Turns out their customer are getting upset about Tesla claiming a much larger battery range they on offer. Waymo kills off it's trucking division, California wants privacy laws around your the data your car collects, NHTSA proposed better fuel economy and Fred explains power steering particularly around Tesla's that don't steer. Plus Recall

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68:49

Safety equals Communism!

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/07/27

The wheels on corporate lobbying go round and round, round and round. 'Congress holds a hearing on how removing safety legislation on autonomous vehicles is the only way to ensure that our children won't become Communists. Or something like that. Plus Fred explains what those black things your car sits on are.https://www.autosafety.org/av-fan-fictions/

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64:25

Not a useful observation

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/07/20

Full EV's or hybrids? That's the question we start of this week with. NHTSA and Congress are starting to, maybe, kinda, sorta work on outdated legislation and rules around self driving cars, Kyle from GM Cruise releases an ad that would have him be failed by Fred's 8th grade teacher and a couple of

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63:41

I don't drive. I don't care about those things.

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/07/13

Californian's! July 13th is the day to make your voice heard on autonomous vehicles. Your state wants them everywhere but the local people don't want 'em. And AV's don't understand traffic cones. New cars are really expensive to repair, Toyota claims it is far ahead in solid state batteries, Telsa still Tesla'ing and Tau of Fred delves into cyber security and your car.This weeks

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115:10

The Consumer AV Bill of Rights

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/07/06

This episode is all of the AV Bill of Rights edited into one episode. https://www.autosafety.org/av-bill-of-rights/Minimum Requirements for Autonomous Vehicle SafetyThe Autonomous Vehicle Consumer Bill of Rights uniquely provides high level design requirements necessary to assure that the AV design will provide adequate security, privacy, and operational safety consumers deserve and demand.

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64:46

All the torque

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/06/29

What's torque? Listen and you can find out. And it's not safe to be a pedestrian, San Francisco is maybe pushing back against robo-taxis, NHTSA proposes that heavy trucks should use AEB and Recall Roundup.This weeks

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57:47

Picking your nose while reading a book and driving a...

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/06/22

Voters in Massachusetts voted for "Right to Repair" but NHTSA says no, Mercedes gets approval for level 3 driving and every Tesla Semi is recalled.Related

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70:28

Total Bullshift or Anti-Geek-ite

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/06/15

Hey Listeners,Thank you for listening. Without you we'd be talking to ourselves. This week we touch on the I-95 fire, Toyota wasting engineering time on stalling EV's, GM Cruise still blocking emergency responders, the dumbness of the Telsa Cybertruck, the NHTSA OIG report, Fred discusses congestion pricing and Recall Roundup.Related

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63:14

Automatic Emergency Braking and Mr. Bean

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/06/08

For our 50th episode we take a deep dive into Automatic Emergency Braking and NHTSA's proposed rule to make it required for all cars. We like that idea. Can they propose a rule for no angry drivers?Plus, Fred channels Mr. Bean and discusses more about the environmental details of electric cars and how we get power. In Recall Roundup we learn that Tesla's need steering wheels. Who

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64:56

The Large Foot Persuasion

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/06/01

Is height-ism a thing? Fred thinks it. Tesla opens their superchargers to Ford, NHTSA tells them to stop with the videogames, a whistleblower explains the lies around Tesla Full Self Driving (still not a thing), Fred explains synthetic oil, quizzes the non-scientists and shares his Woodstock 1969 experience. Put on your seatbelts cause this is a fun

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64:58

NCAP update, GM goes big, AM radio frightens Fred and...

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/05/25

NHTSA updates their new car assessment program to take pedestrians into account. Fred explains why simulations are not enough to make Autonomous Vehicles road worthy. Nearly half of all vehicle passengers killed on U.S. roads in 2021 were not wearing a seat belt. An update on the Hyundai/Kia/TikTok car theft problem. GM thinks a massive EV Escalade is a good idea. French Canadians are charging extra if your weighs too much (see: GM EV Escalade). AM radio is still a thing... that gives Fred

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68:05

The recall of 67 million airbag inflators

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/05/18

Hi,This week we try out some new transcription software. Part of what it does is summarize an episode. How's this take away:Donate to help patent Fred's therapy for his traumatic brain injury caused by a bumper car.If this is the future, we've got nothing to worry about. But you should still donate: https://www.autosafety.org/support-us/Topics covered:ARC Airbag recall.

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64:37

Right to Repair or pleasure to be charged

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/05/11

Your car is a computer on wheels that the auto manufacturers won't let you repair. Apple co-founder says Tesla is an example of AI that is trying to kill you. Waymo doesn't understand road flares, Cruise blames their safety driver, something called a Fred light plus Recall Roundup and the Consumer Autonomous Vehicle Bill of Rights # 12.Mentioned

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59:26

Stay dangerous and let Peaches drive

There Auto Be A Law ·

2023/05/04

A dust storm causes crashes in Illinois, Anthony worries about groceries becoming projectiles, Cruise and Waymo cause laughs, Tesla's lawyers pretend Elon didn't say what Elon said and Fred continues with the Consumer AV Bill of Rights. Plus the tank story.Mentioned Linkshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/05/01/illinois-dust-storm-i55-crash/https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/tech/2023/04/29/waymo-autonomous-vehicles-stall-on-roads-for-safety-company-says/70160877007/

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