How will tariffs affect auto industry safety? Less new car sales equals less newer safety tech on the road. China is enforcing tighter controls on over-the-air (OTA) updates compared to the U.S.'s 'wild west' approach. Plus a flying car, a cybertruck that wants to die and recalls from Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen.

This weeks links:

• https://www.npr.org/2025/03/03/nx-s1-5316162/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-cars-auto-industry
• https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/feb/22/sustainable-transport-development-road-deaths-un-urban-planning
• https://www.theverge.com/news/621990/autonomous-speed-record-indy-challenge-maserati
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/doge-job-cuts-will-slow-down-robotaxi-rollout-says-fired-federal-worker/ar-AA1A8n3k
• https://www.just-auto.com/news/china-regulations-autonomous/?cf-view
• https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/technology/3281260-idfy-achieves-soc-2-type-ii-attestation-strengthening-data-security-and-trust
• https://electrek.co/2025/02/27/tesla-drivers-are-racking-up-fines-using-fsd-in-china/
• https://futurism.com/footage-cybertruck-self-driving-mode-oncoming-traffic
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V116-5468.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V120-7267.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V125-6194.PDF