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Tesla's Unusual Detours, the Misplaced Panic of Kill Switches, and AV Trucking Truths
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- There Auto Be A Law
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- Jun 4, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 4190
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Summary
A whirlwind tour of automotive chaos: skepticism toward bold self-driving claims and cherry-picked safety stats, a Tesla crash into a California home, and BYD promising to cover liability when its driver-assist is used “properly.” The discussion also torches rosy “facts” from the autonomous trucking lobby, argues drunk-driving prevention tech isn’t a privacy apocalypse, and flags “zero-gravity” seats as a potential safety risk. A battery deep-dive compares energy density, charging, lifespan, and unanswered cost questions. Recalls roll in for Ford suspension joints, Toyota dashboards, Honda seat sensors affecting airbags, Nissan blank instrument clusters, and GM airbag inflators with rupture risk. Support Auto Safety! https://www.reuters.com/investigations/why-teslas-ai-trainers-dont-trust-its-self-driving-tech-or-its-safety-stats-2026-05-28/ https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67ee365c25e6530594bd40c2/688a2ff712e094608196a6b3_AV%20Truck%20Factsheet_.pdf https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/kill-switch-law-means-next-080330472.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/tesla-autopilot-crashes-claremont-home-102130808.html https://cleantechnica.com/2026/06/01/byd-takes-on-crash-liability-when-its-driver-assist-system-is-active/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/china-releases-draft-safety-requirements-ev-battery-recycling-2026-05-26/ https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V340-0609.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V341-2541.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V332-6150.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V331-8971.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V329-0487.pdf