Robo Rides and Recall Realities

Big thank you to Janette Fennell from Kids and Cars Safety for sending us some cool swag.

This weeks topics include:

• Tesla's controversial full self-driving claims;
• Regulatory issues surrounding autonomous vehicles;
• Self-certification in vehicle crash testing;
• A Fisker recall update;
• When/why do vehicles get crash tested;
• The New York legal loopholes in drug-impaired driving;
• Recalls and more...

Links:

• https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/fewer-drivers-are-opting-out-of-lane-departure-prevention
• https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/uber-lyft-drivers-use-teslas-makeshift-robotaxis-raising-safety-concerns-2024-10-03/
• https://electrek.co/2024/10/02/elon-musk-celebrates-winning-lawsuit-tesla-self-driving-claims-embarrassing-defense/
• https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-safety/some-cars-will-never-be-crash-tested-crash-test-ratings-a9250800738/
• https://philkoopman.substack.com/p/remote-assistants-for-autonomous
• https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/04/gm-is-working-on-an-eyes-off-hands-off-driving-system/
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/prosecutors-federal-officials-push-to-close-loophole-in-new-york-law-that-allows-drugged-driving/ar-AA1rO5zj?ocid=BingNewsVerp
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V720-8602.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V729-8495.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V718-2751.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24E081-6474.PDF