# Automated Gullibility

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Podcast: [There Auto Be A Law](https://stenobird.com/podcast/there-auto-be-a-law-5505020)
Published: 2026-04-16T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/autosafety/2738667
Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/135978/2738667/autosafety/2026_04_15_17_03_06_e079beae-b0ef-431e-96b4-8819b566cd34.mp3
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Duration seconds: 3632

## Resource

A wide-ranging safety rant links soaring car prices and shrinking fuel economy to policy shifts, then flirts with a fix: let Chinese automakers compete—if they build in the U.S., ditch subsidies, and address cybersecurity. "Ghost” trucking fleets game DOT numbers to erase violations and push unsafe hours, begging for tighter oversight. Europe’s tiny Tesla FSD “quiz” gets mocked as flimsy liability theater, while both Musk and Waymo safety boasts are slammed as data-cherry-picking. Bright spot: $50M for ambulance blood transfusions at crash scenes. Bonus tips: carry a car fire extinguisher. Support the show! https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/13/opinion/affordable-car-cost.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylbvU-lmcpI https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-dangerous-trucking-schemes-putting-americans-at-risk-60-minutes-transcript/ https://insideevs.com/news/792801/europe-fsd-quiz-to-activate/ https://electrek.co/2026/04/08/musk-tesla-fsd-10x-safer-claim-doesnt-hold-up/ https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/04/13/blood-transfusion-trauma-patients-connecticut https://www.cbtnews.com/euro-ncap-says-u-s-politics-slowing-vehicle-safety-progress/ https://saferoads.org/2026-av-tech-truck-poll/ https://www.autosafety.org/autonomous-vehicle-checklist/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/fire-extinguisher-for-cars-do-you-need-one-and-which-type-is-best/ar-AA20RunG https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V218-6077.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V216-4969.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V209-1445.pdf

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