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Moral Crumple Zones and the Magic of Autonomous Vehicles
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- There Auto Be A Law
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- Jan 8, 2026
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- 3273
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Summary
Happy New Year! We're back discussing the reckless claim by Elon that you can text and drive, the magical claims from the Consumer Electronics show, the success of the NYC congestion pricing and if a company really made charging slower for coffee enjoyment. Much more and recalls. Support the show! https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c783qd14zl7o https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/01/mercedes-teaches-its-driver-assist-how-to-handle-surface-streets/ https://philkoopman.substack.com/p/mbdrive-assist-pro-is-level-2-plus https://insideevs.com/news/783380/first-production-ready-all-solid-state-battery-official-specs/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/self-driving-cars/self-driving-cars-could-prevent-over-1-million-road-injuries-across-the-us-by-2035/ar-AA1TyBS8 https://electrek.co/2026/01/04/convoy-electric-semi-brand-sany-pairs-autonomy-with-human-experience/ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/05/upshot/congestion-pricing-one-year.html https://www.autosafety.org/autonomous-vehicle-checklist/ https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V903-7748.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V896-2258.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V899-5489.pdf