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This week we discuss recent layoffs at NHTSA, Fred compares Waymo to the Titanic, Renault releases a fire fighting tool for EV's and recalls.

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This weeks links:

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/us-auto-safety-agency-that-s-probing-tesla-cuts-4-of-staff/ar-AA1zGAUi
• https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/cars/2025/02/20/stellantis-self-driving-autodrive-watch-movies/79334466007/
• https://media.renaultgroup.com/fireman-access-an-exclusive-innovation-by-renault-group-is-now-available-with-a-free-licence/
• https://www.jalopnik.com/1798210/mercedes-starts-testing-solid-state-batteries-with-huge-range-gains/
• https://www.ttnews.com/articles/autonomous-trucking-driverless
• https://www.printwand.com/blog/how-unsinkable-marketing-campaign-led-titanic-disaster
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-dc-region-is-twice-as-deadly-for-pedestrians-as-a-decade-ago/ar-AA1zBFXk
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V098-4966.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V085-6011.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V092-6812.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V093-8408.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V099-7174.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V106-5920.PDF