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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Oct 6, 2022 • 53min
Artifical Intelligence and a billion cow database
Is AI, artificial intelligence, the future of a safe automobiles or a bunch of marketing mumbo jumbo. Plus leaks dominate this weeks Recall Roundup.
Sep 29, 2022 • 48min
Some enchanted episode and GM can't Cruise
Michael's life of getting caught speeding as a 15 year old led him to become Executive Director of the Center for Auto SafetyAutonomadness - a new segment about the madness of self driving cars. This week GM Cruise can't cruise. Self driving vehicles and their existential crisis's. Recall Roundup discusses a software update that disables your speedometer and more.In the Tao of Fred, Fred channels his inner Rogers and Hammerstein to educate us about OEDR.Are you a pedestrian or a cyclist? Don't want to get hit by a car? Download an app. Plus listener mail on adaptive cruise control.
Sep 22, 2022 • 1h 4min
Automated Vehicle expert Phillip Koopman
AV expert and Carnegie Mellon professor Phil Koopman joins us to discuss his new book, "How Safe Is Safe Enough?: Measuring and Predicting Autonomous Vehicle Safety" Plus the Tao of Fred enlightens us, and puts Anthony to sleep, explaining Minimal Risk Condition.
Sep 15, 2022 • 1h 2min
Fast cars, easy to steal cars and 'merica!
Why sell cars that can go 130mph? Because you never know when you'll need to race away from a forest fire while being chased by a wolf.NHTSA releases their cybersecurity report which has no teeth and lacks flavor. Plus recall round and Fred's felonies.
Sep 8, 2022 • 46min
Who's hailing driverless cabs?
Anthony auditions for Andy Rooney's old job, Michael explains how airbags need to be folded correctly and Fred explains how ADS is not ADAS. Plus level 4 cars don't exist but GM Cruise and Waymo are maybe, sort of, kind of level 4 and motorcycles are not crash tested.
Sep 1, 2022 • 47min
Ejection mitigation or inconsequential noncompliance
Fred makes some assumptions about how Anthony acquired a drivers license, we follow up on V2X in NY, self driving vehicles should be required to take a road test, recall roundup and more.
Aug 25, 2022 • 47min
Reckless pandemic driving
Did the pandemic make drivers more reckless? Getting the finger because 70mph is too slow, Do you like the thrill of imminent death? Try full self driving. These topics and more along with listener mail.
Aug 18, 2022 • 51min
Is it a car or a computer with wheels?
The dangers and benefits of over the air software updates, regression testing, Tesla's crashing into emergency vehicles and listener mail.
Aug 11, 2022 • 48min
Woe the Ferrari driver and black boxes in cars
Fred explains how the nanny state and the viscosity of brake fluid are conspiring against us. Then we have an intelligent discussion about event data recorders (aka black boxes) in our cars. Tell us your thoughts on black boxes in cars.
Aug 4, 2022 • 40min
Rats ate my car! And the dangers of giant SUVs
Rats and rodents are eating the electrical wires in cars. Is it the soy based insulation? The spray from that sweet nectar anti-freeze? Or are rats always gonna rat?Additionally, we discuss the dangers of SUV frontover blind zones. It's a horrible design flaw that leads to injury and death that can be easily fixed.
