Auto Safety in an Unregulated World and Headlights Too Bright

Deep breaths... Hummer EV, what the election means for NHTSA, regulations and everything related to safety. Are LED headlights too brights? Zoox and Tesla have a spat. It's a new world.

This weeks links:

• https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/11/driving-the-biggest-least-efficient-electric-car-the-hummer-ev-suv/
• https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/2/24285399/amazon-zoox-robotaxi-nhtsa-fmvss-comply
• https://electrek.co/2024/10/31/elon-musk-snaps-at-zoox-co-founder-over-critical-tesla-fsd-comments/
• https://electrek.co/2024/11/04/tesla-updated-its-summon-feature-now-this-owner-cant-get-to-his-car/
• https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/oct/31/headlights-too-bright
• https://jalopnik.com/fuel-doors-should-always-be-on-the-passenger-side-do-n-1851689173
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V798-1656.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V794-3598.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V812-2619.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V814-5848.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V802-9220.PDF