A hippo on wheels is probably safer than a Cyber Truck

Cars keep getting heavier and heavier and the laws of physics stay the same. This week the CyberTruck is finally, maybe, let loose on the world. This is another ginormous vehicle that weighs too much and it doesn't care. Anthony learns, again, that most cars are never crash tested, used car dealers can sell cars with known recalls, GM Cruise gets one more nail in it's coffin and Fred reads us stories of turkeys stuffed with candy. It's fun one.

This weeks links:

• https://www.autosafety.org/enormous-electric-vehicles/
• https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/vehicles-with-higher-more-vertical-front-ends-pose-greater-risk-to-pedestrians
• https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/24/23968777/used-cars-recalls-safety-carmax-autonation-carfax-carvana-nhtsa-certified-preowned
• https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/20/2023-25519/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-v2v-communications
• https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/behind-teslas-challenges-in-making-the-cybertruck-ultrahard-stainless-steel-8cb4c1b9?st=pa114ykogqrgao1&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
• https://jalopnik.com/toyota-truck-ads-banned-for-showing-off-roading-1851042154
• https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/gms-cruise-draws-plans-to-resume-a-downsized-robotaxi-service-1596d93c?st=46yqv5wcls4hwex&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V782-1271.PDF
• https://berkshireeagle-ma.newsmemory.com/?publink=0dfafe99a_134adf7
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qxTKtlvaVE