Tarrifs, Chinese AV regulations and road safety

How will tariffs affect auto industry safety? Less new car sales equals less newer safety tech on the road. China is enforcing tighter controls on over-the-air (OTA) updates compared to the U.S.'s 'wild west' approach. Plus a flying car, a cybertruck that wants to die and recalls from Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen.

This weeks links:

• https://www.npr.org/2025/03/03/nx-s1-5316162/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-cars-auto-industry
• https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/feb/22/sustainable-transport-development-road-deaths-un-urban-planning
• https://www.theverge.com/news/621990/autonomous-speed-record-indy-challenge-maserati
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/doge-job-cuts-will-slow-down-robotaxi-rollout-says-fired-federal-worker/ar-AA1A8n3k
• https://www.just-auto.com/news/china-regulations-autonomous/?cf-view
• https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/technology/3281260-idfy-achieves-soc-2-type-ii-attestation-strengthening-data-security-and-trust
• https://electrek.co/2025/02/27/tesla-drivers-are-racking-up-fines-using-fsd-in-china/
• https://futurism.com/footage-cybertruck-self-driving-mode-oncoming-traffic
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V116-5468.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V120-7267.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V125-6194.PDF