- Phil Koopman appeared on the Center for Auto Safety's "There Auto Be A Law" podcast (Season 4, Episode 48) to discuss edge cases, remote assistance, past robotaxi safety fixes that failed to work, and NHTSA's warning to AV operators to fix dangerous interactions with first responders, backed by threats of meetings and recall pressure.
- The episode reframed "edge cases" as situations vehicles aren't trained to handle that are often not rare and sometimes severe, arguing geofencing and databases aren't foolproof while remote assistance looks like a permanent crutch with its own failure modes, as NHTSA has now declared that safety includes more than crash rates.
- Other topics covered a congestion-pricing-linked improvement in NYC ambulance response times, alongside recalls for Kia Telluride (fire risk), Honda Odyssey (camera corrosion), and Ram 1500 (headlamp flicker).
- Phil Koopman做客汽车安全中心播客《There Auto Be A Law》(第4季第48集),讨论边界情况、远程协助、此前未能奏效的无人出租车安全修复措施,以及NHTSA就自动驾驶企业与应急响应人员危险交互发出的警告——并以约谈和召回施压作为后盾。
- 该期节目将"边界情况"重新定义为车辆未经训练应对的情形——通常并非罕见,有时还很严重,指出地理围栏和数据库并非万无一失,而远程协助更像是一种带有自身故障模式的长期权宜之计;NHTSA目前已宣布安全的定义不止于碰撞率。
- 其他话题包括纽约拥堵收费带动救护车响应时间改善的积极案例,以及起亚Telluride(火灾风险)、本田Odyssey(摄像头腐蚀)、Ram 1500(大灯闪烁)的相关召回。
- NHTSA officially granted a petition requesting a federal mandate for clearer, more reliable door-release systems in all new vehicles, Bloomberg reported, formally launching a rulemaking process after multiple incidents in which occupants were trapped after vehicles lost electrical power during crashes.
- Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, called the rulemaking launch a significant first step toward creating or modifying Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards covering electric doors and egress, while cautioning that a final compliance deadline for automakers likely won't arrive before 2030 even with a swift process.
- The rule could force changes to Tesla's current flush exterior door handles, which rely on power from the vehicle's low-voltage battery — the design at the center of concerns about egress when power is lost.
- 据彭博社报道，NHTSA正式批准一项请愿，要求所有新车配备更清晰、更可靠的车门解锁系统，正式启动联邦规则制定程序，此前已发生多起事故导致乘客因车辆断电而被困车内。
- Center for Auto Safety执行主任Michael Brooks表示，启动规则制定意义重大，这是制定或修改涉及电动车门与逃生的联邦机动车安全标准(FMVSS)的第一步，但他也提醒，即便流程顺利推进，最终合规截止日期也很可能不会早于2030年。
- 该新规可能迫使特斯拉重新设计其现有的隐藏式车门外把手——该设计依赖车辆低压电池供电，正是断电后逃生隐患的核心所在。
- Ford is recalling nearly 388,000 SUVs, including the 2025 Ford Explorer, after second-row seat switches were found to stick and cause the seats to suddenly slide or fold.
- The recall expands a prior action from June 2025 that addressed the same switch-binding defect.
- Ford's analysis of returned parts and warranty claims points to a problem with the seat switch mechanism, though the automaker had not detailed the root cause as of the July 24, 2026 report.
- 福特正召回近38.8万辆SUV(含2025款Ford Explorer),原因是第二排座椅开关卡顿，可能导致座椅突然滑动或折叠。
- 此次召回是对2025年6月同一开关卡顿缺陷相关召回的扩大。
- 福特对退回部件和保修索赔的分析指向座椅开关机构存在问题，但截至2026年7月24日报道时尚未公布具体根本原因。
- On July 24, 2026, the equipment industry department of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) conducted on-site supervisory inspections at GAC Aion and Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) plants to assess their product safety assurance capabilities and production consistency.
- Inspectors randomly selected sample vehicles and power batteries on-site and sent them for testing to verify compliance with national standards.
- The inspections came just a week after MIIT held a meeting with key automakers urging them to firmly resist irrational competition, signaling that the regulator is moving quickly to implement the vehicle quality and safety checks it outlined a week earlier.
- 年7月24日，中国工业和信息化部装备工业一司对广汽埃安和小鹏汽车（NYSE: XPEV）工厂进行现场监督检查，评估其产品安全保障能力和生产一致性。
- 检查人员在现场随机抽取样车和动力电池送检，以验证其是否符合国家标准。
- 此次检查距工信部召开重点企业会议、要求企业坚决抵制非理性竞争仅一周时间，表明监管部门正加快落实一周前提出的车辆质量与安全检查措施。
- NHTSA denied a petition filed November 7, 2025 by Tesla owner Kevin Clouse seeking a defect investigation into hidden manual door releases on 179,031 model year 2022 Tesla Model 3 vehicles, finding only one matching complaint — from Clouse himself.
- The petition alleged the Model 3's emergency egress controls for the mechanical door release are not readily accessible or clearly identifiable, violating FMVSS 206, the federal standard governing door locks, latches, and hinges designed to prevent occupant ejection in a crash.
- In the same July 24, 2026 decision, NHTSA agreed to begin rulemaking on new door-safety standards for emergency egress mechanisms across the entire auto industry, not just Tesla.
- NHTSA驳回了特斯拉车主Kevin Clouse于2025年11月7日提交的申诉，该申诉要求就179,031辆2022年款Model 3隐蔽式手动车门释放装置展开缺陷调查，NHTSA仅查到一起相关投诉，且投诉人正是Clouse本人。
- 该申诉指控Model 3机械车门释放装置的紧急疏散控制件不易触及、标识不清，违反了联邦安全标准FMVSS 206——该标准规范车门锁、门闩和铰链，旨在防止乘员在碰撞中被甩出车外。
- 在2026年7月24日发布的同一决定中，NHTSA同意针对紧急疏散机制启动全行业车门安全新规制定，适用范围覆盖所有汽车制造商而非仅特斯拉。
- China halted the issuance of new robotaxi licenses in April 2026 and has now begun gradually resuming approvals, ending the regulatory pause tied to a nationwide safety review.
- The pause followed an incident on the evening of March 31, 2026 in Wuhan (population over 13 million), when dozens to more than 200 autonomous vehicles operated by Baidu's Apollo Go fleet suddenly stopped in the middle of the street, reportedly due to a system failure.
- Following the industry-wide safety review, regulators have started issuing new test permits and first operators have already received them, while previously suspended autonomous taxi services are resuming operations.
- 中国于2026年4月暂停新Robotaxi牌照的发放，如今已逐步恢复审批，结束了因全行业安全审查而设的监管停摆期。
- 此次暂停源于2026年3月31日晚武汉（常住人口超1300万）发生的事故：百度旗下Apollo Go车队数十辆至逾200辆自动驾驶车辆突然在街道中停止，据称原因是系统故障。
- 在完成全行业安全审查后，监管部门已开始发放新的测试许可证，首批运营商已获得许可，此前被暂停的自动驾驶出租车服务也已重新恢复运营。
- NHTSA has requested an internal Tesla document titled "Radar Saves Us" as part of its investigation into FSD crashes occurring in reduced-visibility conditions, according to Electrek.
- The probe centers on incidents involving glare, fog and airborne dust — conditions known to compromise camera-based perception systems.
- The case underscores a core autonomy principle: safe self-driving requires complementary sensing technologies with different strengths and failure modes, with high-resolution imaging radar offering perception and redundancy when cameras are compromised.
- 据 Electrek 报道，NHTSA 在对特斯拉 FSD 低能见度碰撞事故的调查中，已要求特斯拉提交一份题为《Radar Saves Us》的内部文件。
- 此次调查聚焦眩光、雾气和空气中扬尘等条件引发的事故，这些场景已知会削弱基于摄像头的感知系统性能。
- 该案例凸显自动驾驶的一条核心原则：安全自动驾驶需要具备不同优势和失效模式的互补传感技术，高分辨率成像雷达可在摄像头受限时提供感知与冗余能力。
- Chinese regulators suspended the issuance of autonomous taxi (robotaxi) operating licenses in April.
- Authorities completed a safety review during the suspension and resumed license issuance in June.
- The resumption signals continued regulatory support for robotaxi deployment and commercialization in China, a key market for autonomous driving scale-up.
- 中国监管部门于4月暂停发放自动驾驶出租车（Robotaxi）运营牌照。
- 暂停期间完成安全审查后，相关部门于6月恢复牌照发放。
- 此次恢复释放出中国持续支持无人出租车部署与商业化的信号，中国是自动驾驶规模化落地的关键市场。
- China has resumed issuing robotaxi permits, ending a freeze that had been in place since April 29; Momenta and Baidu — the operator behind the incident that triggered the suspension — were among the first to receive new licenses, according to people familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg.
- The freeze followed a mass outage on March 31 in which more than 100 Baidu Apollo Go robotaxis stalled simultaneously across Wuhan, many on busy motorways, leaving passengers stranded for up to two hours after in-car SOS systems failed and customer service calls went unanswered.
- At least three collisions were reported in the aftermath as other road users crashed into the stopped vehicles, prompting regulators to impose the permit freeze on April 29 with no resumption timeline announced at the time.
- 中国已恢复发放无人出租车牌照，结束了自4月29日起实施的冻结；Momenta和百度（后者正是引发此次停发事件的运营商）是首批获得新牌照的企业，据知情人士向彭博社透露。
- 此次冻结源于3月31日的一次大规模故障：武汉超过100辆百度Apollo Go无人出租车同时熄火，多辆车停在繁忙的高速公路上，车内SOS系统失灵、客服电话无人接听，导致乘客被困长达两小时。
- 事故发生后至少发生三起碰撞，系其他道路使用者撞上停滞车辆所致，促使监管部门于4月29日实施牌照冻结，且当时未公布恢复时间表。
- France's Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said on July 22, 2026 that Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" (Supervised) will not be authorized in France "as it currently stands."
- He cited two safety problems: the system lets drivers speed, and it doesn't keep drivers attentive enough in cities.
- Rather than banning FSD outright, France is refusing to rubber-stamp the Netherlands' national approval of the system, instead holding out for a proper EU-wide sign-off.
- 法国交通部长菲利普·塔巴罗（Philippe Tabarot）于2026年7月22日表示，特斯拉“完全自动驾驶”（监督版）“按当前形态”不会在法国获得批准。
- 他指出两大安全问题：该系统允许驾驶员超速，且在城市道路中无法让驾驶员保持足够的注意力。
- 法国并非彻底封杀FSD，而是拒绝直接认可荷兰已作出的国家批准，转而要求由欧盟层面统一审批放行。
- California State Sen. Dave Cortese introduced SB 1246, which would require robotaxi companies to quickly move disabled autonomous vehicles off the road or face fines of up to $10,000, particularly when stalled cars block emergency first responders.
- The bill follows a July 4, 2026 incident in which fog disrupted San Francisco's fireworks show and a swarm of stalled Waymo vehicles caused hours of gridlock traffic, prompting Mayor Daniel Lurie to write state officials last week demanding robotaxis prove they can handle major events without 'bricking' in the middle of the road.
- Waymo and the broader robotaxi industry have pushed back against SB 1246, highlighting mounting regulatory friction between California cities and AV operators as autonomous ride-hailing services continue to scale up.
- 加州州参议员戴夫·科尔特塞（Dave Cortese）提出SB 1246法案，要求无人出租车公司迅速将故障自动驾驶车辆移出路面，否则最高面临1万美元罚款，尤其是在故障车阻挡应急救援人员的情况下。
- 该法案的提出源于2026年7月4日的一起事件：大雾扰乱旧金山烟花表演当晚，一批Waymo无人车集体抛锚导致数小时交通瘫痪，促使旧金山市长丹尼尔·卢里（Daniel Lurie）上周致信州官员，要求无人车证明其能在大型活动中不'死机'瘫痪在路中央。
- Waymo及整个无人出租车行业对SB 1246表示反对，凸显出随着自动驾驶网约车业务持续扩张，加州各城市与自动驾驶运营商之间的监管摩擦正在加剧。
- Momenta recently obtained an L4-level Robotaxi road-testing license in Shenzhen, coinciding with the revised Shenzhen Intelligent Connected Vehicle Management Regulations that took effect this month and lower testing thresholds while permitting fully driverless testing; on the news, Momenta's Hong Kong-listed shares rose over 10% intraday on July 21 before closing at HK$278, up 6.35%.
- The company's Robotaxi operations now span Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuxi, and Shenzhen domestically plus Munich (Germany) and Abu Dhabi (UAE) overseas, with partners including SAIC Motor, Mercedes-Benz, and Uber.
- A mass-produced L4 Robotaxi jointly built by Momenta, SAIC, and Xiangdao Chuxing — Shanghai's first factory-installed high-level autonomous vehicle — is slated for 2027, built on Momenta's R7 world model, which entered mass production in April and powers a general AI foundation adaptable to passenger transport, freight, and robotics.
- 近日，Momenta取得深圳市智能网联汽车L4级Robotaxi道路测试许可，恰逢7月新版《深圳经济特区智能网联汽车管理条例》同步施行，降低路测申请门槛、支持全无人道路测试；受此利好，公司港股于7月21日盘中涨幅一度超10%，收盘报278港元/股，涨幅6.35%。
- 公司Robotaxi业务已覆盖国内上海、苏州、无锡、深圳，以及海外德国慕尼黑、阿联酋阿布扎比，合作方包括上汽、梅赛德斯-奔驰、Uber等车企与出行平台。
- Momenta与上汽、享道出行联合打造的L4量产Robotaxi计划2027年推出，为上海首款前装量产高阶自动驾驶车型；该项目基于今年4月已量产上车的R7世界模型，其通用AI基座可适配载人、货运自动驾驶及机器人领域。
- On June 20, 2026, an unoccupied robotaxi from Amazon-owned Zoox drove into heavy smoke at a Las Vegas-area fire scene that had not yet been cordoned off with traffic cones, according to a person familiar with the matter (the official report did not disclose the location).
- After entering the smoke-obscured scene, the vehicle braked hard, and Zoox subsequently discovered a related software issue affecting its detection of such conditions.
- Zoox submitted a recall report to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday, stating the software issue could potentially affect about 100 of its vehicles.
- 年6月20日，亚马逊旗下 Zoox 公司一辆无人驾驶（车内无人）机器人出租车驶入拉斯维加斯附近一处尚未用交通锥隔离的火灾现场浓烟中，据知情人士透露（官方报告未披露具体地点）。
- 车辆驶入被浓烟遮蔽的现场后急刹车，Zoox 随后发现了与烟雾识别相关的软件问题。
- Zoox 于周四向美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）提交召回报告，称该软件问题可能影响约100辆车。
- BMW has launched a global recall of 744,234 vehicles built between July 2020 and February 2026 due to faulty starter motors that pose a fire risk, marking the third such recall the automaker has issued in a relatively short span.
- Germany's Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) is overseeing the campaign, which affects 42,300 vehicles in Germany alone and entitles owners to a free starter motor replacement at BMW dealers.
- The scope is comparable to a recall BMW disclosed in February 2026, which a company spokesperson described to press at the time as affecting a "mid-six-figure number" of vehicles.
- 宝马宣布全球召回744,234辆2020年7月至2026年2月期间生产的车型，原因是启动马达存在火灾隐患，这是该公司在较短时间内发起的第三次同类召回。
- 此次召回由德国联邦机动车运输管理局（KBA）监管，其中42,300辆车位于德国，车主可在宝马经销商处免费更换启动马达。
- 此次召回规模与宝马2026年2月披露的一次召回相当，该公司发言人当时向媒体表示受影响车辆数量为"六位数中段"（mid-six-figure number）。
- NHTSA has named an internal Tesla document titled "Radar Saves Us" in a federal information request, a title that itself signals what the document likely argues.
- Per commentary from Fred Lambert on X, the document almost certainly contains Tesla's own analysis that radar, or radar fused with vision, detects hazards — such as glare, fog, and dust that wash out cameras — that a camera-only system misses, a failure mode said to match nine crashes under scrutiny.
- If so, the document could show Tesla internally recognized a safety gap in its camera-only design and knew of a fix, yet still shipped the camera-only system — a fact pattern bearing on whether the company's vision-only Autopilot/FSD approach faces stricter safety findings.
- NHTSA 在一份联邦信息调取函中点名要求特斯拉提交内部文件《Radar Saves Us（雷达拯救我们）》，文件标题本身已透露其内容倾向。
- 据 Fred Lambert 在 X 上的分析，该文件几乎可以肯定包含特斯拉自己的研究，证明雷达、或雷达与视觉融合能捕捉纯摄像头系统会遗漏的危险场景——例如逆光眩光、雾、扬尘导致摄像头失灵——这一故障模式与目前被调查的九起车祸相符。
- 若属实，该文件可能证明特斯拉内部曾意识到纯摄像头方案存在安全缺口、且已知晓解决办法，却仍推出纯摄像头系统，这一事实关系到该公司纯视觉版 Autopilot/FSD 是否将面临更严格的安全认定。
- According to NJ.com, a robotaxi law under consideration in New Jersey could result in Tesla being barred from operating a robotaxi service in the state.
- The report does not detail the law's specific provisions, but frames it as a regulatory restriction targeting autonomous ride-hailing operators like Tesla.
- If enacted, the ban would block Tesla from expanding its robotaxi rollout into New Jersey, constraining the geographic growth of its driverless ride-hailing ambitions.
- 据 NJ.com 报道，新泽西州正在审议的一项机器人出租车法案可能导致特斯拉无法在该州运营机器人出租车服务。
- 报道未披露该法案的具体条款，但将其定性为针对特斯拉等自动驾驶网约车运营商的监管限制。
- 若该法案生效，特斯拉将无法把机器人出租车业务扩展至新泽西州，从而限制其无人网约车战略的地域扩张。
- UNECE's World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Standards (WP.29) has adopted a global technical regulation (ADS GTR) for automated driving systems, advancing international standardization for autonomous vehicles.
- The regulation follows earlier UN rules for Level 3 Automated Lane Keeping Systems (UN-R157/ALKS) and Level 2 Driver Control Assistance Systems (UN-R171/DCAS), extending safety standards to higher levels of autonomy.
- This binding international standard will establish mandatory safety requirements for all automakers developing autonomous vehicles, directly impacting product certification, compliance strategies, and global market deployment timelines.
- 联合国欧洲经济委员会（UNECE）下属汽车标准调和世界论坛（WP.29）采纳了自动驾驶系统全球技术规则（ADS GTR），推进自动驾驶汽车国际标准化。
- 该规则是继联合国 L3 自动车道保持系统（UN-R157/ALKS）和 L2 驾驶控制辅助系统（UN-R171/DCAS）规则之后的发展，将安全标准扩展至更高自动驾驶等级。
- 这一具有约束力的国际标准为全球汽车制造商制定了自动驾驶产品的强制性安全要求，直接影响产品认证、合规策略和全球市场投放时间表。
- TechCrunch Mobility reports that Uber and Waymo — whose partnership has been deteriorating in recent weeks — are now sparring both publicly and behind the scenes over a bill before the D.C. Council that would permit autonomous vehicles to operate in Washington, D.C.
- Based on Uber's correspondence with the D.C. Council reviewed by TechCrunch, Uber opposes the bill, arguing it would displace for-hire human drivers and hand Waymo a de facto monopoly in the city.
- Uber has instead lobbied the D.C. Council for an alternative regulatory approach, underscoring how robotaxi rulemaking in individual U.S. cities is becoming a direct battleground between AV operators and ride-hailing incumbents.
- TechCrunch Mobility报道称，近期合作关系持续恶化的Uber与Waymo，已就华盛顿特区市议会一项拟允许自动驾驶汽车运营的法案在公开和幕后展开对抗。
- 据TechCrunch查阅的Uber致特区市议会的往来函件，Uber反对该法案，认为其将取代网约车人类司机，并使Waymo获得事实上的垄断地位。
- Uber转而游说特区市议会采用替代性监管方案，凸显出美国各城市的无人出租车立法正成为自动驾驶运营商与网约车巨头之间直接博弈的战场。
- NHTSA officially denied a petition Tesla filed in 2024 seeking to avoid a physical recall, forcing Tesla to proceed with a hardware-level fix covering approximately 19,900 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles from the 2017-2023 model years.
- The affected vehicles' low beam headlights may output light levels exceeding federal regulatory limits, which triggered the recall dispute in the first place.
- In its original petition, Tesla argued the compliance variance was inconsequential to safety and didn't warrant notifying consumers or mandating a repair, also noting it was unaware of any consumer complaints, accidents, or injuries linked to the issue.
- NHTSA正式驳回特斯拉2024年提交的申诉(该申诉旨在避免实体召回),迫使特斯拉对约19,900辆2017至2023年款Model 3和Model Y车型进行硬件级别维修。
- 涉事车辆的近光灯亮度可能超过联邦法规规定的限值,这正是此次召回争议的起因。
- 特斯拉在最初的申诉中辩称,该合规偏差对安全影响不大,不足以要求通知消费者或强制维修,并表示未收到任何与该问题相关的消费者投诉、事故或伤害报告。
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill creating the state's new zero-emission vehicle instant rebate program, giving first-time EV buyers a point-of-sale rebate of up to $3,500.
- The rebate is part of a broader $600 million incentive package Newsom signed into law to keep California a leader in clean transportation, according to a July 16, 2026 report.
- New ZEVs sold by California-headquartered automakers, such as Rivian, are exempt from the program's $50,000 MSRP price cap, so all first-time Rivian buyers in the state qualify for the full $3,500 rebate.
- 加州州长纽森签署法案，设立该州新的零排放车辆即时返利计划，首次购买电动车的消费者可在购车时获得最高$3,500返利。
- 该返利是纽森签署的一揽子共$6亿清洁交通激励法案的一部分，旨在保持加州在清洁交通领域的领先地位，据2026年7月16日的报道。
- 加州总部汽车公司（如Rivian）销售的新型零排放车辆免除该计划$50,000的建议零售价上限，因此加州首次购买Rivian的消费者均可获得全额$3,500返利。
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