Risk Compension predicts that drivers would simply use this new information to drive more aggressively, negating any possible safety benefits.

The point is that the US has gathered enough evidence to get indictments against them. Germany has access to that same evidence and has very similar laws that were violated – but has done basically nothing.

The Board had discussions about how to stonewall California. US prosecutors have filed charges against the CEO but Germany won’t extradite.

They are all guilty as fuck.

Despite what the headline says, no execs went to jail. The two who were punished with jail terms were middle management.

Martin Winterkorn, the CEO, will probably avoid any serious consequences.

“My friend is trying to convince me that any contractors working on the uncompleted Death Star were innocent victims when the space station was destroyed.”

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/parkinsons-spoons#product-options

“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.”

– George Carlin over 30 years ago

"The best argument against Democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”

– (source unknown, but sometimes mis-attributed to Churchill)

Thanks to pollution credits, Elon gets paid regardless of whether they choose to drive an EV.

1 in 1000 given a working hospital system. Without the vaccine, hospitals would be completely inundated with patients.

Yes, and such intelligent systems can also optimize for pedestrian traffic,

In the US, these types of “intelligent” systems almost always degrade pedestrian traffic quite severely.

Speaking of cherrypicking…the report also counts that Cybertruck in Las Vegas loaded with fireworks and gas canisters, where the driver died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

I believe 4 of the 5 Cybertruck fatalities were from a single crash. While the truck may indeed be dangerous, there is hardly enough data yet to draw conclusions.

Indictment does not require unanimous vote.

Very late:

https://www.axios.com/2021/02/13/us-tariffs-wine-cheese-imports-france-germany

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/20/justice-department-antitrust-case-google-430281

Republicans have a 2024 platform. You can Google it.

No it doesn’t say that at all.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/it-now-costs-more-than-1-2-million-to-build-a-17463355.php

In the SF Bay Area, it costs over $1 million just to build one “affordable” housing unit.

Federal housing policy has always been about inflating housing asset values. The Harris “plan” is just more of the same. Anyone who thinks either party actually wants to lower housing prices is delusional.