Show Notes
This week Robbie was driving the Chevy Trax and Sam had the Ford Maverick XLT Hybrid AWD and Subaru Uncharted GT.
In the news we discuss our friend Joel getting tracked by flock for an allegedly stolen license plate on a press car. We also have longer loans, right to repair, testing driver response time with touch screens, AVs and first responders, the Fiat Topolino, new EU safety rules, an electric hot hatch from MG, and a proposal to require multiple sensor types for AVs in New Jersey.
Links
How Flock Cameras Wrongly Tracked Me For Days over ‘Stolen’ Plates and Sent Police After Me
Almost A Quarter Of New Car Buyers Got 7-Year Loans Last Quarter - Jalopnik
Touchscreens in cars are moving in the wrong direction | Vi Bilägare
Farmers Finally Get a John Deere Right to Repair Agreement That Doesn’t Screw Them Over
NHTSA calls out autonomous cars for interfering with first responders - Engadget
America’s cheapest new EV is smaller than a ping-pong table and tops out at 19mph | The Verge
Safer cars, safer roads: New rules take effect - European Commission
This New MG Concept Car That Recalls The Old MGB GT May Be Part Of A Coming Wave Of Hatchbacks - The Autopian
New Lexus LFA aims to win over EV sceptics with V10 feel | Autocar
The robotaxi law that could ban Tesla | The Verge
New Jersey could ban Tesla’s Robotaxi with one line about sensors
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