NCAP update, GM goes big, AM radio frightens Fred and Operation Cave Bear

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 nightmares. Plus Recall Roundup.Mentioned Links:

• https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/nhtsa-proposes-new-crashworthiness-pedestrian-protection-testing-program

• https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-will-we-know-when-self-driving-cars-are-safe-when-they-can-handle-the-worlds-worst-drivers-fd35b907

• https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/half-passengers-killed-2021-car-crashes-wearing-seatbelts/story?id=99368975

• https://www.hbsslaw.com/cases/hyundai-kia-usb-car-theft-defect

• https://www.businessinsider.com/doctor-tesla-cliff-crash-says-he-was-checking-tire-pressure-2023-5

• https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/22/23732604/electric-cadillac-escalade-iq-ev-gm

• https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/05/16/heres-a-big-idea-the-larger-the-car-the-more-you-pay-to-park-the-damn-thing/

• https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/05/ev-advocates-join-tech-groups-and-automakers-to-oppose-am-radio-mandate/

• https://www.autosafety.org/self-driving-car-doesnt-understand-the-police/

• https://www.autosafety.org/av-bill-of-rights/

• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V339-5773.PDF

• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V342-5988.PDF

• https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=23V345000