GM Cruise is getting the old hit and run treatment. Who do you talk to after hitting a car driving without any occupants?How much range do we need in EV batteries?

Lighter cars are safer but more range equals heavier, more dangerous, batteries.

Want a round steering wheel from Tesla? Good luck. GM says no to CarPlay and Android integration, Zoom and Tik Tock in your car, Recall Roundup and the Tao of Fred on the AV Consumer Bill of Rights.

Mentioned Links

• https://www.autosafety.org/

• https://www.autosafety.org/av-bill-of-rights/

• https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/self-driving-car-waymo-cruise-uber-hit-run-accidents-rcna76857

• https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/31/2023-06670/ford-motor-company-petition-for-temporary-exemption-from-various-requirements-of-the-federal-motor

• https://electrek.co/2023/04/04/mercedes-electric-g-wagon-will-feature-range-boosting-ev-battery/

• https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/gm-confirms-its-dropping-apple-carplay-and-android-auto-from-2024-evs/

• https://jalopnik.com/tesla-sells-out-of-steering-wheels-as-owners-rush-to-re-1850261283

• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V110-3395.PDF

• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V180-1275.PDF

Amazing guest this week - Joanna L. Johnson. She runs us through the issues with Hyundai/Kia oil leaks - the drain plug falls out. Sorry, I gave away the ending. Joanna explains what every car owner should do - save all of your service records and maybe get a prescription for Beta blockers. OK the last part is my idea. Related links below.

Also, this is a message for Kyle at Cruise, your car crashed again.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2023/03/24/cruise-cars-crash-into-san-francisco-muni-bus-and-tangle-in-fallen-trolley-wires/?sh=24d1b4137bd1

https://www.aoca.org/

https://static.nhtsa.gov/complaints/11481745/11481745-0004.pdf

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2022/INOA-DP22003-2694.PDF

https://twitter.com/Anoop_Khatra/status/1639460487166586881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Learn the name Kyle Vogt. He's the CEO of GM's autonomous vehicle company, GM Cruise. The nonsense he spouts makes Elon Musk seem almost reasonable. This week we meet his, detached from reality, views on automated vehicles. Plus more Hyundai/Kia theft news, backseat safety, EV battery repair-ability and more.

This weeks links:

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23718358/ag-letter-to-hyundai-and-kia.pdf

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/scratched-ev-battery-your-insurer-may-have-junk-whole-car-2023-03-20/

https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/rear-passenger-protection-falls-short-in-most-midsize-suvs

https://fortune.com/2023/03/16/gm-cruise-kyle-vogt-driverless-cars-autonomous-vehicles/

https://www.autosafety.org/av-bill-of-rights/

https://www.wired.com/story/cars-that-watch-their-drivers-could-re-teach-the-world-to-drive/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/19/elon-musk-tesla-driving/

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RMISC-23V168-6445.pdf

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RMISC-23V162-7266.pdf

Crash test dummies, airless tires, how to date your tires, Tesla crashes, Tesla "theft" and more. Plus the Tao of Fred and Recall Roundup.

Mentioned links:

• https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105595

• https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/we-need-better-crash-test-dummies-says-government-accountability-office/

• https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/03/14/study-cognitive-screenings-for-aging-drivers-cut-some-crashes-but-they-have-a-disturbing-downside/

• https://www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/mobility/article-are-airless-tires-going-to-hit-the-market-any-time-soon/

• https://carbuzz.com/news/goodyear-shows-off-new-airless-tires

• https://abc7chicago.com/how-to-tell-old-tires-are-near-me-discontinued-goodyear/12909005/

• https://insideevs.com/news/656915/man-unknowingly-unlocks-and-drives-off-in-someone-else-tesla/

• https://apnews.com/article/tesla-firetruck-autopilot-investigation-c6d64b941f546f7ae70fb8355d765cb3

• https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/HIR2303.pdf

• https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/03/13/stop-the-spin-how-to-spot-nine-types-of-auto-industry-disinformation/

• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V149-6708.PDF

• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23E016-1051.PDF

• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V136-6383.PDF

NHTSA is taking advice from Anthony and investigating Zoox. GM complains about boogeyman burdensome regulations for their AVs and their marketing department creates a silly name for a good start at improving on ADAS features. Americans are "fearful" and concerned about Automated Vehicles. USPS cuts costs by neglecting safety. Waymo releases a transparency report that is unparalleled in the industry. Plus the Tao of Fred and Recall Roundup.

Mentioned Links:

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2023/INOA-AQ23001-2603.PDF

https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/02/ford-forms-automated-driving-subsidiary/

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/3/23624328/ford-self-repossessing-car-patent-connected-car-nightmare

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gms-cruise-focus-cost-cuts-it-ramps-up-robotaxis-2023-03-07/

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/7/23627656/gm-ultra-cruise-sensor-radar-lidar-hands-free

https://newsroom.aaa.com/2023/03/aaa-fear-of-self-driving-cars-on-the-rise/

https://saferoads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Advocates-Caravan-AV-Poll-Report-.pdf

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trucks-mail-violate-safety-rules-deadly-crashes-8b9a4c92

https://storage.googleapis.com/waymo-uploads/files/documents/safety/Safety%20Performance%20of%20Waymo%20RO%20at%201M%20miles.pdf

Telsa's Full Self Driving gets recalled. Hyundai/Kia fix their TikTok problem. Mercedes says regulations are good. Plus recall roundup and Fred delves into the 3rd bullet point of the AV Bill of rights.

Mentioned links:

https://slate.com/technology/2023/02/tesla-recall-full-self-driving-nhtsa-musk-regulation.html

https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/crash-avoidance-features-improve-safety-but-complicate-repairs

https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/hyundai-kia-campaign-prevent-vehicle-theft

https://www.autonomousvehicleinternational.com/features/feature-mercedes-benz-shares-its-approach-to-proving-ground-testing-for-automated-vehicles.html

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V094-8676.PDF

https://jalopnik.com/federal-regulators-are-looking-into-zooxs-self-certifie-1850127485

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/20/1158367204/tesla-driver-killed-california-firetruck-nhtsa

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/silicon-valley-startup-charts-a-path-to-cheaper-ev-batteries-1.1886827

https://www.autosafety.org/av-bill-of-rights/

Special Guest Janette Fennell discusses how her experience being kidnapped and locked into the trunk of her car led to her starting a non-profit that led to the Federal requirement for a trunk release cable. We also discuss the need for better systems to protect children from frontovers, backovers and being accidentally left inside cars.

Check out Janette's organization at: kidsandcars.org

Gene Weingarten Pulitzer Prize winning article:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/fatal-distraction-forgetting-a-child-in-thebackseat-of-a-car-is-a-horrifying-mistake-is-it-a-crime/2014/06/16/8ae0fe3a-f580-11e3-a3a5-42be35962a52_story.html

Self certified autonomous vehicles? American are obsessed with pickup trucks... to use at the Piggly Wiggly? We release the Automated Vehicle Bill of Rights.. draft 1.

Links we mentioned:

https://www.autosafety.org/support-us/

https://www.autosafety.org/av-bill-of-rights/

https://www.axios.com/ford-pickup-trucks-history

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/02/13/highway-road-sign-messages-jokes/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/15/business/missy-cummings-tesla-autopilot.html

https://jalopnik.com/elon-musk-says-upgrading-autopilot-hardware-on-older-te-1850041340

https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/toyota-siennas-seat-belt-reminders-stand-out-among-minivans

https://www.theverge.com/23591501/gmc-hummer-ev-review-photos-specs-price

We are joined by Hadley, MA police Chief Michael Mason to discuss AV's (autonomous vehicles) and other auto safety related issues. It's a good one.

EV Hummers, Goodyear tire investigation, Kia/Hyundai's can't get insured, cities pushing back against AV's, recall roundup and the Tao of Fred.