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Episode 53 - NHTSA Angles

TSLAQ Podcast

English - January 06, 2020 05:38 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB - ★★★ - 114 ratings
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5 Different Angles from which NHTSA is or should be looking at Tesla vehicles


1. Autopilot Generally


2. Autopilot Disengagement and Impact on Statistics


3. Sudden Unintended Acceleration reports


4. Whompy Wheels


5. Battery Fire Risks from aged batteries


Toyota SUA article: https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/02/ttacs-toyota-recall-coverage-a-retrospective/


greentheonly experiment Tweet: https://twitter.com/greentheonly/status/1202782364537151488?s=20


Senator Markey 11/19/19 letter to Tesla/Elon: https://www.markey.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Letter%20--%20Tesla%20Autopilot%20Safety%20System%2011-19-19.pdf


https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-urges-tesla-to-address-safety-flaws-in-its-autopilot-system


SUA instance from 12/10/2019 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz4S5Ydr93s


Associated Tweet: https://twitter.com/aidelacruz/status/1213919058543828992?s=20


Edward Chen NHTSA Battery "Nerfing" Petition: https://www.scribd.com/document/428763323/Tesla-NHTSA-Petition


Tweet regarding associated NHTSA Investigation: https://twitter.com/markbspiegel/status/1190058419270668291?s=20


Horrific Child Autopilot Video: https://twitter.com/MelaynaLokosky/status/1213883587797192704?s=20


Bonus near the end of the Episode: Diversity of Sources of Tesla Fires

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