An interesting article here by @mimsical and I would recommend reading it.
I think it is a reasonable take on how, essentially, the regulatory landscape will look in the US and perhaps elsewhere.
That said, I have some notes.
Not so much on the article itself... but on my favorite punching bag, the #NHTSA.
For those that do not know, the NHTSA is the unserious, disinterested and effectively theoretical regulator in the US for vehicle and roadway safety. 🧵
Roughly every four years, the #USDOT OIG issues the same report about the #NHTSA.
The NHTSA, the theoretical regulator for vehicle and highway safety in the US, is an unserious and stupid agency that no automaker takes seriously behind closed doors.
As I have stated multiple time on this site, over multiple months now - the #NHTSA is an absolutely horrible #auto regulator that, frankly, has done tremendous, lasted damage to US #RoadwaySafety.
It is like Groundhog Day, once again, at the US Department of Transportation.
Incredible.
Here we are again, Secretary #Buttigieg all but admitting that #Tesla's marketing strategies are deceptive and dangerous... but not leveraging the broad powers of the #NHTSA to do anything about it.
This has only been going on for nearly 10 years now...
"The story of car bloat—the continually expanding size of the typical American automobile—is one of carmaker profit, shifting consumer preferences, and loophole-riddled auto regulations. It is also a story of hidden costs: to the planet, to taxpayers, and to the American families whose lives have been shattered by a crash that could have been avoided, or at least mitigated, with a smaller vehicle."
Cuz a lot of the shite done in the #USA is literally banned in the #EU for being dangerous to other traffic participants like pedestrians, cyclists, bikers and smaller/lighter vehicles... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo
For decades, federal #safety
regulators ignored credible scientific #research and failed to take simple steps to stop gruesome roadway crashes involving heavy #trucks.
This is why I get so damn angry when I see a modern day #pickup#truck or #SUV anywhere other than a farm or a construction site. And even then, there are safer options.