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Rudy Faust
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I know that none of these people care about low-income communities--if they did, they'd just work on better transit and housing access--but A/Vs would increase local particulate matter pollution with EV congestion: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Comparison of total PM emissions emitted from electric and internal combustion engine vehicles: An experimental analysis
Electric vehicles (EVs) are regarded as zero emission vehicles due to the absence of exhaust emissions. However, they still contribute non-exhaust par…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Reposted by Rudy Faust
Note that NYT op-ed writer describes himself as a surgeon, but he's also a venture capital partner. (Nothing in his background suggests experience w/transportation.)

VCs are huge boosters of AVs' safety claims, for obvious and self-interested reasons. Listen to the transportation experts instead.
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Even the Wikipedia page is being washed: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_...
Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
No one needs a consumer good in 30 minutes, but ironically, they’re causing incidents where someone needs emergency services in 30 minutes.
And they’re slowing those services: comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/gro...
Growth of E-Commerce Exacerbated Traffic Crashes, Pollution, and Workplace Injuries: Comptroller Lander Reports
New York, NY — In a new report, Fast Shipping. Slow Justice, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander found that the City's lack of regulations on rapidly growing e-commerce and last-mile delivery servic...
comptroller.nyc.gov
December 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The good old days, when you could bail out Caillou from the drunk tank without TMZ in your
business.
December 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Plus one on everything. Also, let’s talk public health—what about the additional particulate matter from brakes and tires and the runoff from the latter? Funny how the microplastics crowd is silent here.
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Don’t worry, the refs punished them as a team, and they let Dillon get concussed without consequence.
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 AM
My wife, a casual fan, caught that.
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I mean he got jumped and did the best he could
December 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM