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We also have longer loans, right to repair, testing driver response time with touch screens, AVs and first responders, the Fiat Topolino, new EU safety rules, an electric hot hatch from MG, and a proposal to require multiple sensor types for AVs in New Jersey.LinksHow Flock Cameras Wrongly Tracked Me For Days over ‘Stolen’ Plates and Sent Police After MeAlmost A Quarter Of New Car Buyers Got 7-Year Loans Last Quarter - JalopnikTouchscreens in cars are moving in the wrong direction | Vi BilägareFarmers Finally Get a John Deere Right to Repair Agreement That Doesn’t Screw Them OverNHTSA calls out autonomous cars for interfering with first responders - EngadgetAmerica’s cheapest new EV is smaller than a ping-pong table and tops out at 19mph | The VergeSafer cars, safer roads: New rules take effect - European CommissionThis New MG Concept Car That Recalls The Old MGB GT May Be Part Of A Coming Wave Of Hatchbacks - The AutopianNew Lexus LFA aims to win over EV sceptics with V10 feel | AutocarThe robotaxi law that could ban Tesla | The VergeNew Jersey could ban Tesla’s Robotaxi with one line about sensorsDeFlockAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy"},"annotations":[{"id":483629,"startTime":91.0,"endTime":376.9,"type":"topic","title":"Chevrolet Trax LT practicality and tech","quote":"this week I got the Chevy Tracks L T ... 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