Fact-Checking the Future: Tesla FSD, AV Coalitions, and Safety Standards

A correction kicks off: the “A2Send” coalition (AV industry members plus VTTI) is framed as a red-tape-cutting push that really means fewer safety rules. Tesla is criticized for lobbying EU regulators with flimsy “safety” metrics (horn honks and blinkers). A fuel-economy rollback is blasted as a giveaway that won’t cut car prices but will raise lifetime fuel costs.We publish an open geofence-notification spec to help first responders clear streets. Waymo expands teen rides and updates terms with sweeping indemnity, arbitration traps, and teen trip recording. Data privacy worries grow, and recalls.

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• https://www.reuters.com/investigations/tesla-is-browbeating-eu-approve-its-full-self-driving-tech-pressure-is-working-2026-10-07/
• https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/president-trump-transportation-secretary-duffy-finalize-freedom-means-affordable-cars
• https://www.thedriverlessdigest.com/p/the-robotaxi-curb-dilemma-park-cruise
• https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trump-administration-sued-over-fuel-economy-rollback-2026-10-02/
• https://sd15.senate.ca.gov/news/major-victory-public-safety-accountability-oversight-and-emergency-response-standards
• https://github.com/The-Center-for-Auto-Safety/Geo-Fence-Notification
• https://support.google.com/waymo/answer/9184909
• https://support.google.com/waymo/answer/9197501
• https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/waymos-latest-expansion-strategy-teenagers/
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/general/european-cars-are-spying-on-their-drivers-the-same-tech-could-be-coming-to-the-us/ar-AA2c7Qb1
• https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/09/connected-car-data-privacy-is-still-abysmal-study-finds/more on the website.