NHTSA updates the standing general order for ADAS interventions and amazingly this helps Tesla. Jeff Bezo's starts an electric truck company, electronic door handles still need a manual override, Fred repeats himself in the Tao and we've got recalls.
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This weeks links:
- https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-unveils-new-automated-vehicle-framework
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/trump-updates-biden-s-robo-car-crash-reporting-rule-to-benefit-tesla/ar-AA1DyXJj
- https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/04/amazon-backed-startup-wants-to-sell-a-bare-bones-ev-truck-for-20000/
- https://www.thestar.com/life/autos/technology-in-cars-is-being-used-to-make-choices-for-drivers-and-this-can-be/article_f835de30-f450-11ef-ad43-434b0d197953.html
- https://gothamist.com/news/feds-accidentally-publish-secret-plan-to-kill-nyc-congestion-pricing
- https://electrek.co/2025/04/28/ny-lawmakers-shut-down-teslas-stores/
- https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25C006-4677.PDF
- https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V274-1598.PDF
- https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V259-8551.PDF
- https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V270-9214.PDF
- https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V273-8477.PDF