Comment on Car safety experts at NHTSA, which regulates Tesla, axed by DOGE
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks agoIn a few years most of the world won’t even be able to. It took Chinese cars decades to come to the worldwide and especially the EU market because nobody in China was developing and manufacturing cars that would pass western safety regulations.
If the only way for Tesla to stay competitive is to loosen the US regulations, they’ll end up with an ecosystem that can only be sold and used in the US. For example, the Cybertruck.
Mirshe@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Pretty much this. The US will now end up with an automotive ecosystem (including fun things like ambulances, firetrucks, buses, etc) where everything is built as cheaply and dangerously as possibly profitable (see: Pinto et al). Sure, the autos we build here aren’t going to be able to be sold anywhere with a functioning regulatory body, but that’s OK because we managed to save $20 on each car we build by not having to include pesky things like airbags or a steering column that won’t impale you in a crash or a body that won’t telescope into you and crush you.