Episode
Navigating Autonomous Risks
- Podcast
- There Auto Be A Law
- Published
- Jul 30, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 4226
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Summary
Regulators are starting work on new car-door escape rules after reports of people trapped and killed in Teslas when electric latches fail, but the issue wasn’t treated as a defect requiring a recall. The conversation also blasts Tesla’s vision-only approach as NHTSA seeks an internal “Radar Saves Us” document, and argues AVs operate in a standards-free Wild West. California lawmakers push bills to force robotaxis to cooperate with first responders and allow geofencing. Waymo’s “safer than humans” claim is picked apart for shaky data and missing confidence levels. Backup cameras are praised for cutting child backover injuries and deaths, even as recalls pile up—especially Ford’s. Support Safety. Support the Show! https://electrek.co/2026/07/21/nhtsa-tesla-radar-saves-us-document-fsd-probe/ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/28/san-francisco-waymo-washington-01013227 https://sfstandard.com/2026/07/22/dave-cortese-sb-1246-robotaxi-qa/ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-26/multiple-people-injured-pico-union-collision-waymo https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-department-launches-new-initiative-using-ai-modernize https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/waymos-driverless-cars-crash-less-often-than-people https://www.jalopnik.com/2222264/iihs-says-waymos-are-safer-than-human-drivers/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/general/do-backup-cameras-make-driving-safer/ar-AA28HHGC https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V468-6532.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V470-7045.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V458-5745.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V473-2438.pdf