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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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68:24

Subscribe to this podcast or subscribe to your car?

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/08/28

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems require human intervention or drivers in other cars need to better? VW has a ridiculous idea - make people pay a subscription fee to use the full capabilities of their car. Fred exposes ChatGPT has a nonsense machine, Elon Musk spouts more nonsense and we cover the latest in

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65:38

Mike Nelson Returns: Unpacking Auto Safety Challenges

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/08/21

We are joined by guest Mike Nelson from Nelson Law. Despite advanced safety technologies, over 40,000 traffic fatalities still occur annually. Mike Nelson highlights four main contributors to the problem: speed, distraction, impairment, and vehicle weight. Plus product liability, who owns your vehicle data and will Fred mow your lawn?Donate Today and let them know we're not going away!Check out some of Mike Nelson's podcast

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63:58

Zoox, Tesla and Waymo. Oh my.

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/08/14

Zoox gets an exemption from NHTSA, you can steal a car by hacking the tire pressure monitor, when you ride in a Waymo you agree to defend Waymo, Tesla keeps on Tesla'ing and GM wants to bring back Cruise. That and recalls.Donate for safety!This weeks

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67:26

Tesla lies, coverups and expanded nonsense

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/08/07

We start with the Tesla courtcase, revealing the company's attempts to withhold crucial autopilot crash data. The discussion expands to Tesla's hazardous software designs and Elon Musk's outrageous claims about future features. Additionally, topics cover the rising issue of sexual misconduct in ride-sharing services, the shocking inefficacy of autonomous vehicles in improving safety, and sobering comparisons of annual road deaths to historical tragedies. Finally, a rundown of the latest car recalls

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67:21

Kissing Tesla's Butt and the end of the EPA

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/07/31

The EPA is trying to eliminate itself, more on Tesla in Austin and SF with a special shout-out to the bootlickers at Munro. Congressman Fong is Wrong when it comes to AV safety. Ford is still trying to improve safety and Toronto is considering making the roads more dangerous for cyclists. That and more.Show your supportThis weeks

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67:45

Tesla on trial, Rollerskates and Robo Taxis

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/07/24

California looks to suspend Tesla sales and a trial in Florida looks to suspend their danger. The CEO of Waymo says she loves to roller-skate so Waymo's are safe for pedestrians, Volvo has some infotainment issues, Ford has problematic fuel injectors and NHTSA's small staff becomes even smaller.Donate for safety!This weeks

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66:46

Fatalities down, Elon lies and blind spots are a big...

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/07/17

Traffic fatalities have seen a notable decline, with the first quarter of 2023 recording the lowest rate in six years. Cars keep getting bigger blindsports, auto engineers do not want to do normative safety requirements and Ford wins the recall prize. And HSBC validates Anthony's robotaxi suspicion.DonateThis weeks

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67:46

New NHTSA, same as the old NHTSA?

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/07/10

Fred's back and shares his tales of safety from Germany. NHTSA has some hearings and will probably roll over for industry demands instead of safety needs. Waymo doors a cyclists, Tesla is probably not full autonomous with it's robo-taxi's and recalls.Are you subscribed?Donate!This weeks

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26:45

Artificial Intelligence and Auto Safety with Phil...

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/07/03

We're back with Phil Koopman to continue our discussion about AI and Auto Safety. Phil walks us through four crucial areas: safety engineering, security, machine learning, and human factors. Can large language models be used for safety? How do we acknowledge robot drivers? When does Fred return? All that and more in this episode.Donate for Safety.More from Phil over at Substack.

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29:43

Artificial Intelligence and Auto Safety with Phil...

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/06/26

Hey Folks,Fred it out for the next couple of weeks. In his place we sit down for an in-depth chat with Phil Koopman to discuss artificial intelligence and auto safety. Enjoy.Support the Show. Support Safety.This weeks links:https://www.autosafety.org/podcast/part-1-with-philip-koopman-and-william-h-widen/https://www.autosafety.org/podcast/part-2-with-philip-koopman-and-william-h-widen/https://philkoopman.substack.com/p/a-practical-list-of-embodied-ai-safety-b23

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58:46

Volcano of Innovation

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/06/19

Hazardous robo-taxis, the government's role in safeguarding—or failing to safeguard—the public and how to draw your own crosswalk is the TLDR. Bloomberg reporter Steve Man becomes an PR flak for Tesla, Sean P. Duffy updates the part 555 exemption process (also known as, Look ma, no pedals), Mitsubishi gets into battery swapping and recalls galore. Donate if you like Fred.This weeks

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61:29

Pollution is the new standard

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/06/12

Tesla is trying to hide their crash data, Sean P Duffy doesn't enjoy clean air and wouldn't it be great if safety standards were set globally? Plus recalls, EV fires on ships, the WSJ spouts nonsense and so does Waymo.Support the show!This weeks

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67:04

The Big Beautiful Bill and why are AV's on the road?

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/06/05

The Orange one has a big beautiful bill that no one seems to have read and undermines states to create their own rules around AI. This is not good for safety and a whole bunch of other reasons. Tesla is going to release their robo-taxi's... popcorn at the ready. And no one can seem to make a rear-view camera system that works.Donate for safety!This weeks

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66:19

Lightning strikes, MPG and wrong turn signals

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/05/22

Uh oh they are lowering corporate average fuel economy standards under the Trump administration and blame it on a fake news EV mandate. Aurora Innovation's driverless semi-trucks go old school and bring back meat computers (aka Human Safety Drivers). Ford dominates recalls and more.Donate for safety!This weeks

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61:02

Robo-Taxi's and NHTSA asks Tesla some good questions

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/05/15

NHTSA has questions about Tesla's robo-taxi and we pretty much have the same exact questions. Waymo makes the gaslight again and they get a recall too. Plus an update on New York's congestion pricing and recalls.Support the show.This weeks

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52:28

Jeff Wishart levels with us about safety

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/05/08

This week we discuss the development and evaluation of automated vehicles (AVs) with special guest Jeff Wishart. We learn to differentiate between Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) for AVs and SAE's driving automation levels. Plus recalls.support the show!This weeks

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67:56

NHTSA, Jeff Bezos and Redundancy... again.

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/05/01

NHTSA updates the standing general order for ADAS interventions and amazingly this helps Tesla. Jeff Bezo's starts an electric truck company, electronic door handles still need a manual override, Fred repeats himself in the Tao and we've got recalls.Support the show!This weeks

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56:50

Tesla fails, congestion pricing wins.

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/04/24

People don't want to buy Tesla's anymore and their earnings show it but fanboi's keep buying the stock cause they keep believing the same lies Elon has been spouting since at least 2016. When is a car company a cult? In more Tesla news a former engineer exposes Elon for not working that hard, regulators don't give into his bullying and the lawsuits keep coming. Canada needs to work on their own safety regulations, congestion pricing in New York City is a resounding success unless... you don't live

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61:33

Tariffs, Tesla and Transit

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/04/17

Trump's auto tariffs will make new cars cost more, old cars more expensive to repair and maintain and increase your insurance rates. A new lawsuit alleges that Telsa might be tampering with it's odometers. Public transit is safer in all metrics than driving. Fred explains why objects may be closer and we've got recalls.Support the show!This weeks

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63:22

Distracted Driving Month and better safety tech

There Auto Be A Law ·

2025/04/10

It's NHTSA's distracted driving month. On the plus side fatalities are down but not by much. Intelligent Speed Assist, driver monitoring and better driving tech can help save lives today but instead billions are spent on robo-taxis.Tesla dealers are backlogged because people don't want to buy them, Waymo can't navigate a drive-thru, one con man pardons another con man and Ford tops this weeks recalls.Donate to support the show.This weeks

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