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.
Episodes
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Jan 19, 2023 • 1h 3min
Motorcyles are cool?
A 17 year old special guests tells us why he wants a motorcycle, Fred explains physics to him and explains airbags to us. Plus Tesla is full of self driving.
Jan 12, 2023 • 56min
Edge Case Research
This week we are joined by Mike Wagner and Ben Lewis from Edge Case Research.They are working on making AV's safer and providing insurance to AV companies.
Jan 5, 2023 • 54min
Off a cliff with some new car smell
A Tesla survives a 250 cliff drop but still lies about full self driving, Anthony invents the car bidet, Fred explains exactly what that new car smell is and Michael has audio problems. Plus recall roundup
Dec 29, 2022 • 54min
New Years Resolutions
For the end of the year Michael Brooks runs down his list of new year resolutions... for others. In the new year we hope NHTSA becomes stronger, Tesla gets a new CEO, AV companies stop with the BS and Lucid learns to make a car.It's not too late to make a tax deductible contribution.
Dec 22, 2022 • 56min
Brake check this episode!
Child labor at Hyundai, more Waymo and Cruise teenage years, Tesla forces arbitration on it's customers, Fred explains Santa, synthetic gasoline and the Recall Roundup.
Dec 15, 2022 • 49min
Too much fake shift
Lexus and Hyundai are into fake shift, IIHS updates their crash test for EV's and back seat safety, Michael and Fred suggest that infrastructure can make us safer, people get high in order to drive drunk, another Takata death and recall roundup.Please support us if you can.
Dec 8, 2022 • 57min
You down with ODD? With Beth Osyk
Beth Osyk expert in autonomous vehicles join us this week... to disappoint Anthony and let him know self driving cars are not coming soon. Plus recall roundup.Donate
Dec 1, 2022 • 59min
For $15,000 you can make everyone a test subject
Full Self Driving is not a thing. Don't believe that it is. If you've paid for such a thing please please please keep remain an active and engaged driver. You could save your own life as well as those of others around you.Takata airbags are still in millions of vehicles. Go to our Vehicle Safety Check and see if your car has a recall.Plus Fred explains "dinosaur chips" and Roundup Recall.And please donate if you can.
Nov 24, 2022 • 49min
Episode 8 rerun - woe the Ferrari owners
We're off this week because of the holiday. Be safe traveling on the roads and enjoy this episode where delve into black boxes in cars.If you can, please support us.
Nov 17, 2022 • 58min
My other car is a grenade
Grown man volunteers to beta test "self driving car", supercruise expands, driver monitoring explained, AEB works, recall roundup covers more rear view camera issues, car lights too bright, another bus accident where seat-belts are not required and when it comes to full self driving who's at fault, the person or the car?autosafety.org/donate
