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Ryan Felton
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Senior Reporter, Jalopnik/Special Projects Desk

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People refuting these findings point out that these people would already have fuel, maintenance, depreciation, and insurance expenses regardless. But they ignore the following – Read more

“iPhone of cars” makes me cringe so much. Read more

An honest reporter would have noted that “The Model 3 has panels gaps reminiscent of a ‘75 Cordoba”...
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If you live around Detroit, the 55mph speed limits on the freeways is optional. Infact you’re probably safer to just go 70 than actually go the speed limit. Read more

Behind every sign, there’s a story.
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Or you are the federal government, you impose a national speed limit of 55, repeal it and the states are too cheap/lazy to change the laws/signs. Read more

I think Tesla also needs to incorporate a more in your face warning system, if someone decides to use Autopilot, have it scan further for possible objects and play a warning, “Danger Will Robinson, Danger!” of sorts. Read more

So let’s say TM is correct here and the motorist didn’t take the wheel as instructed. Well guess what that should be? That should be part of the FMEA. Since the severity of such a thing would get the highest (worst) score it should have been addressed. The probability wouldn’t have scored well but the detectability Read more

Maybe if I drove a Tesla I’d understand better, but I really struggle to understand how we’re going to get through this intermediate period before cars can truly drive themselves. Read more

So one of the claims is the sweeper was visible for 20 seconds and the vehicle took no action to avoid it. If only there was a way the car could have been manually manipulated to change course away from a stationary object by some sentient being responsible for operating the vehicle. Read more

Irregardless of the missing testimony of Cox with 95 plus law suits and related deaths just what is the NHTSA’s limit of deaths and destruction before they take action against Firestone. I mean really, I would like to know what the body count and law suit number it takes for them to move their asses into doing what Read more

While some of this is shocking and, in my experience unique, much of it is standard. Many of our cases contain instructions to delete/destroy all related material upon conclusion of the specific matter. That part isn’t surprising. That testimony immediately given was covered up like this is depressing. Read more

Ricciardulli, the one asserting Cox made the damning statement, was the Plaintiff’s attorney; per the article the deposition was halted prematurely and never properly transcribed, so the only copy was the notes from the court reporter that were not given to any lawyers until after the settlement. Read more

Just get a street legal kei van like below: Read more

No, you need this (but the sale is pending so you’ve gotta be quicker next time)!

I assume this is a Kei van that Cushman lic their name on, it looks like it was made by Suzuki. Read more