Show notes
Updates on Uber being held liable for driver misconduct, rear seat safety and Manhattan congestion pricing. Waymo gets more gaslight love, Ford gaslights itself, the Feds want to stop funding speed cameras, we get updates to the underrides act plus recent vehicle recalls impacting Toyota, Chrysler and BMW.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/business/uber-safety-rape-verdict.html
- https://www.npr.org/2026/02/03/nx-s1-5696544/crash-test-dummy-rear-seat
- https://www.jalopnik.com/2089056/manhattan-congestion-pricing-drive-time-suburbs/
- https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/hands-free-driving-ford-investigation-4fc87266
- https://waymo.com/safety/impact#faq-how-does-waymos-perf-P0-2
- https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-billion-dollar-fix-for-a-distraction-problem-disguised-as-an-underride-problem
- https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/usdot-limits-traffic-safety-camera-funding/811191/
- https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V049-9292.pdf
- https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V051-3975.pdf
- https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V056-6534.pdf
- https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V059-8421.pdf
