AV's:  An Attractive Nuisance

Tesla protests, criticism of Tesla's autopilot and Full Self Driving and Cybertrucks that are coming apart. Waymo is racking up the parking tickets and still doesn't have a viable business model. GM puts another 9,000 pound sociopath on the road and cannabis doesn't not make you a good driver. That and more in this weeks episode.

This weeks links:

• https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/19/deeply-concerned-crash-victims-families-ask-dot-not-to-water-down-tesla-oversight-00236890
• https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2025/03/18/automakers-trump-administration-self-driving-cars/82518790007/
• https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/zoox-amazon-self-driving-taxi-san-francisco-e9d9219d
• https://electrek.co/2025/03/13/tesla-cybertruck-deliveries-are-on-hold-as-trims-are-flying-off-the-bulletproof-truck/
• https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/03/the-2025-cadillac-escalade-iq-first-drive-460-miles-on-a-single-charge/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=IQJL3htsDyQ&t=1049s
• https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Bullshit
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/03/13/waymo-robotaxis-parking-tickets/
• https://newsroom.aaa.com/2025/03/high-stakes-how-cannabis-consumers-view-driving-while-under-the-influence/
• https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/autos-technology-gear-shifter-design-tesla-44d79694
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V148-9249.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V155-1814.PDF