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Immobilizers! Not required but a really good idea.Why can't it be a camera instead of a mirror?The car obesity race... more weight equals bigger crashes.Good use case for autonomous vehicles and self driving semi's.Fred explains voltage, current and power by having Anthony stand underneath Niagara Falls.autosafety.org/donate

Tesla gets investigated by the DOJ. Does NHTSA consider autopilot a defect? For our .001% listeners there is an important recall of your Lamborghini SUV. Fred updates on sarin in EV fires and explains SAE. Plus listener mail.www.autosafety.org/donate

Potential regulation for big hoods and grills, speed limiting technology, Florida Man and salt bridges update, too many people ignore school bus stop signs, the Tao of Fred and listener mail.Be sure to tell your friends and support us.

California approves digital license plates, automated driving deaths increase, what's going on with Automatic Emergency Braking and Sensor Fusion (not a prog rock band). Plus we'd really love it if NHTSA started some regulations around AEB, automated driving and well, any auto tech from the last 20 years.Help us continue and become a supporter.

Regulations encourage manufacturers to build bigger cars, Michael coins his own acronym, iPhones get car sick on roller coasters, the media blows the Rivian recall out of proportion, Fred explores the energy and cost efficiency of EV's vs. ICE and Florida man makes wild claim about EV's and hurricanes. Visit autosafety.org/donate

Is AI, artificial intelligence, the future of a safe automobiles or a bunch of marketing mumbo jumbo. Plus leaks dominate this weeks Recall Roundup.

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.

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.

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.

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.