Waymo keeps running into things and now NHTSA is investigating. Fred proposes a graduated licensing process for autonomous vehicles. 60 minutes Australia compiles a list of Elon Musk stating how self driving is ready next year but that next year never comes... maybe he's just a salesman? Tesla's automation software has been involved in 467 crashes, 13 of them fatal... and that is just in a 15 month period. Keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road.

This weeks links:

• https://www.autosafety.org/av-bill-of-rights/
• https://www.autosafety.org/support-us/
• https://ieeetv.ieee.org/channels/ssit/self-driving-cars-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly
• https://apnews.com/article/selfdriving-vehicles-automated-government-investigations-0b43be102688f66590e6b9e76c0f5939
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2024/INOA-PE24016-12382.pdf
• https://www.getcruise.com/news/blog/2024/cruise-resumes-supervised-autonomous-driving-with-safety-drivers/
• https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-autopilot-probe-us-prosecutors-focus-securities-wire-fraud-2024-05-08/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcHtagqxPkI
• https://www.nicb.org/news/news-releases/new-report-imports-top-list-americas-most-stolen-vehicles
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V321-1338.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V318-2050.PDF
• https://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:d3f5e019-b65e-11ec-b6f4-01aa75ed71a1.0001.01/DOC_1&format=DOC
• https://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:d3f5e019-b65e-11ec-b6f4-01aa75ed71a1.0001.01/DOC_2&format=DOC
• https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-20-48g

That scrappy Tesla is still in the news for safety issues. NHTSA has requested more data about their Autopilot recall from December. With over 20 crashes since then there are some questions that need to be answered. And the DOJ and SEC are investigating them about their self driving claims. Drunk driving has been increasing but enforcement has declined. We discuss solutions that are available today but that manufacturers and Congress don't want to act on. Aurora is ready to put there self driving semi's on the road and this inspires Fred to come up with a new business idea. Michael suggests that the EPA regulate the fire retardants in cars so that we don't get exposed to horrible chemicals. Plus Recall Roundup.

This Weeks Links

• https://www.autosafety.org/support-us/
• https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2024-05-08/exclusive-in-tesla-autopilot-probe-us-prosecutors-focus-on-securities-wire-fraud
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2024/05/04/tesla-autopilot-recall-crashes-deaths-nhtsa/
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/07/tesla-autopilot-investigation-why-remedy-didnt-work/abb4dba6-0c61-11ef-ae0a-a6870885518d_story.html
• https://apnews.com/article/trucks-selfdriving-highways-automation-driver-083409631158f54d806d75309c4764e2
• https://apnews.com/article/selfdriving-semi-aurora-safety-autonomous-80a48dd862c33c62ad4284f0cf7591b5
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/drunken-driving-deaths-are-up-why-are-dui-arrests-down/ar-AA1o2mQA
• https://www.fastcompany.com/91120201/carcinogen-cars-interior-flame-retardant-chemicals
• https://ieeetv.ieee.org/channels/ssit/self-driving-cars-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V298-1454.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V304-6178.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V308-1849.PDF

NHTSA has finally released a rule for Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB). We've been asking for one since 2015 so... 3 cheers for NHTSA? But the rules don't go into effect until 2029. Ugh. On the plus side IIHS updated their AEB tests and car makers have a lot of work to do. We dive deep into AEB. And will 2024 be the year of the Tesla lawsuits? Maybe they shouldn't sell things with aspirational names like Autopilot when they keep crashing and killing people? Ford Blue Cruise is under investigation, Waymo says the bad driving of it's robotaxi was on purpose and we cover the latest recalls.

This weeks links:

• https://www.autosafety.org/support-us/
• https://www.autosafety.org/av-bill-of-rights/
• https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/few-small-suvs-excel-in-new-iihs-front-crash-prevention-test
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywyCTIsNYis&t=3s
• https://apnews.com/article/ford-blue-cruise-crash-investigation-deaths-4429651e132e3702a6a2a6a127aebbc2
• https://jalopnik.com/new-california-law-hopes-to-stop-robotaxis-from-dodging-1851447318
• https://futurism.com/self-driving-waymo-wrong-side-street
• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/federal-agency-investigates-effectiveness-of-recall-of-teslas-autopilot-system
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/tesla-s-autopilot-and-full-self-driving-linked-to-hundreds-of-crashes-dozens-of-deaths/ar-AA1nIyP0
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/28/tesla-trial-autopilot-lawsuit/
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V282-3386.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V288-7983.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2024/INOA-PE24011-11699.pdf