Yeah, a lot of people (including reporters) treat NTSB and NHTSA the same due to similarities of their name (I’ve even seen reporters use the two interchangeably), but they are completely separate. NTSB makes recommendations but has zero enforcement powers. As others pointed out, this is probably by design so that…

As someone who regularly goes through the process for “human research protections”, I don’t understand how Tesla is allowed to continue endangering everybody without their knowledge or consent. We are all part of Tesla’s beta testing program, not just the people behind the wheel of the Tesla; and we have already seen…

It’s on Tesla for naming it “full self driving”. Unfortunately there are people in this world, lots of them, that just hear a name and go for it. “It’s on the driver not the car” could be applied to virtually any safety related issue with a car.

The Honda E isn’t competitive in Europe. It’s too expensive with not enough range in a form factor people here don’t want. That’s probably a big reason Honda axed it ever coming here. Fiat also didn’t bring over the new gen 500 for a reason. 

1st: No duh that calling a L2 driver assist system “Full Self Driving” would confuse people. And now $10k to beta-test? Hard pass. The geofenced and mapped L2 systems from the Detroit 2.5 seem to be better for the moment.

NTSB has no regulatory authority by design, AFAIK. That means they also cannot be usefully lobbied as they can neither impose nor withhold regulations and they should be as unbiased in their analysis as possible. However, no one is completely unbiased - but at least this makes them less likely to be bought. Their…

“Pedo-Safety-Board”

NHTSA is the agency that regulates safety features, not sure their level of involvement at this point, or their exact relationship to NTSB.

You’re misleading and irresponsible.

I bought a brand new 2001 VW Golf GLS with the 1.8T, my second car, for $32,000. I took it back to the dealer nine times before the warranty ran out at 24,000 miles, for seven separate issues, from a split gas tank (cracked right on the mold line) to crazy electrical faults, like a self-opening sunroof that refused to…

I fix up and drive old cars that went through the assembly and (local) production process decades ago instead of supporting the mining or shipping of everything associated with the production of a new car.

Ah, screw it.  Too nice a day for snark.  Deleted.

I doubt it. Even if this guy magically manages to duck out of running out of a stolen car with a laundered VIN and no plates, there’s no way in Hell he’s going to explain that shit away.

Not over this one. If applies to another police department, his felony record is going to light the shop up like a Christmas tree.

Tesla tries to kill pedestrian? Guess it’s Order 66 chip kicked in too early.

Pulling an Andrew Jackson, I guess. Court rulings only matter when the people who are supposed to enforce or abide by them agree to do so. I can’t say I am exactly surprised to see the cops usurping the power of the judiciary, they’ve always wanted to do so. Next up, the power of the penal and executioner.

A government entity in California, engaging in unconstitutional behavior? How do I post that Pikachu meme picture?
On a serious note, these unconstitutional actions are shitty as all get out, and I hope the suit results in financial restitution for all parties who were wrongfully affected in the last four years. I…

Here, let me help you find literally the next sentence in the article: “The officer was suspended with pay, as the Detroit News details. Now, it’s likely that Chief of Police James White will push to change that to an unpaid suspension, but it’s pending an investigation by Internal Affairs.”

With BMW and Audi discontinuing manual transmissions, it’s ironic that Cadillac, the stereotypical American “old-man’s car”, is the last marque to offer a 6MT sport sedan.

The RS6 starts above where the CT5 Blackwing maxes out.