There Auto Be A Law

Fatalities down, Elon lies and blind spots are a big problem


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Traffic fatalities have seen a notable decline, with the first quarter of 2023 recording the lowest rate in six years. Cars keep getting bigger blindsports, auto engineers do not want to do normative safety requirements and Ford wins the recall prize. And HSBC validates Anthony's robotaxi suspicion.

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This weeks links:

  • https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/traffic-fatalities-decreased-first-quarter-2025
  • https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/poor-mental-health-police-cuts-fueled-pandemic-spike-in-impaired-driving-deaths
  • https://www.fastcompany.com/91363061/driver-blind-spots-are-getting-bigger-blame-new-car-design
  • https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/us-auto-safety-nominee-calls-for-active-oversight-of-self-driving-cars/ar-AA1IFp79
  • https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/behind-the-bipartisan-push-for-female-crash-test-dummies/ar-AA1IA3HD
  • https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.09880
  • https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ford-breaks-annual-record-for-safety-recalls-within-first-six-months-of-year/ar-AA1Ip8ik
  • https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V455-7716.pdf
  • https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V454-3682.pdf
  • https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2025/INOA-RQ25004-15762.pdf
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There Auto Be A LawBy Center for Auto Safety

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