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Very Important Links!Support the show on Patreon! - Other ways to support the show!Join our Discord! - Buy some merch!The AI apocalypse has lawyers now, and apparently that's progress. A federal judge tells the Pentagon its Anthropic ban was “illegal and baseless” after Anthropic refused to remove safeguards that would allow Claude to be used for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. Meanwhile, Sony and Warner are suing Anthropic over allegedly scraping and torrenting copyrighted music to train Claude, while a separate lawsuit accuses xAI of using child sexual abuse material in Grok training. Because nothing says “revolutionary technology” quite like a growing stack of lawsuits and federal judges.Elsewhere in the dystopian workplace, employees are increasingly fed up with AI, communities are pushing back against data centers, and one AI startup is fleeing that backlash for Saudi Arabia. Google's AI shopping mode is also accused of recommending products that cost significantly more than traditional search results, while Waymo and Zoox rack up injuries among test drivers. Tesla's Autopilot is implicated in another fatal crash, and FSD apparently still has a complicated relationship with freight trains. In the prediction-market casino, a federal appeals court sides with Nevada against Kalshi, while George Santos earns the platform's first lifetime ban for allegedly manipulating a market. And Meta's AI glasses are facing another privacy lawsuit, this time from the people who never bought the glasses but may have been recorded by them anyway.Plus, the new Twitter is back from the dead, complete with a $20 admission fee and an AI fact-checker named Vera; Sony would like you to understand that buying a digital game means you don't actually own the damn thing; Siri on the Apple Watch moves at approximately the speed of continental drift; JBL makes Wi-Fi speakers and we have Star Trek, Ted Lasso, Silo, Spaceballs, Wicked, The Traitors, The Gentlemen, and more. Welcome to the future. Please bring your wallet, your lawyer, and possibly you're best eye-roll.Sponsors:Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/761Watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/Y9B6C6nzO50SHOW NOTESJudge rules that the Pentagon's Anthropic ban was 'illegal and baseless'Elon Musk's xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit saysSony and Warner sue Anthropic for 'blatant violation' of copyright lawResearchers Warn AI Could Be Changing Us in an Unexpected WayMore Evidence Emerges That Gen-Xers Feel the Most ‘Whatever' About AIEmployees Absolutely Loath AI in the Workplace, Survey FindsFleeing Data Center Backlash at Home, American AI Startup Sets Up Shop In Saudi ArabiaTrump to Communities Fighting Data Centers: Have Fun Being PoorGoogle's AI Mode Is Ripping Shoppers Off With Vastly Higher Prices, Study ClaimsWaymo, Zoox Vehicles Still Causing Injuries to Test Drivers: ReportAnother Tesla on Autopilot Stopped on Freeway, Driver Died: ReportTeslas Are Still Driving Into Oncoming Freight TrainsUS appeals court sides with Nevada in legal fight with KalshiGeorge Santos Gets Kalshi's First-Ever Lifetime BanMeta Hit With Sweeping New Claims That Its AI Glasses Violated the Consent of “Millions” of Bystanders in Searing LawsuitRichest Man in the World Currently Ranks 4th in Race to Bribe the Most PoliticiansJBL just introduced a trio of Wi-Fi speakers for whole-home audioThere's a new Twitter in town, even though a judge has yet to rule on a trademark injunctionSony says ‘reasonable consumers' know they don't own the digital games they buyStar Trek: Strange New WorldsTed LassoSiloWicked: For GoodSpaceballsDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatOnly Malware in the BuildingRoland's new digital piano has built-in Wi-Fi that integrates with a teaching appRoland FP-40 Digital Piano ReviewElton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like ThatRoland RD-1000The Brutalist ReportSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tim Cook sent Apple staff a farewell memo on his last day as CEO, the FTC sued Amazon over $20B in hidden ad surcharges, Starman Optical bought GoPro for $285M, Waymo hit three cities, and Dyson made an AI toothbrush. On his last day as CEO, Tim Cook sends a memo to Apple employees reflecting on his time and says he takes "enormous comfort in handing the helm" to John Ternus (9to5Mac) John Ternus became Apple's CEO on Tuesday, succeeding Tim Cook after 15 years; he'll have to navigate leadership churn, stem a talent exodus to OpenAI, and unveil a foldable iPhone this month (The New York Times) The US FTC and 22 state AGs sue Amazon, alleging it overcharged advertisers by $20B+ since 2019 via hidden surcharges, with costs largely passed on to consumers (CNBC) Starman Optical agrees to acquire GoPro in an all-cash deal valued at $285M, a premium of 29.5% to GPRO's last close; GoPro hit a market cap of $4B in 2014 (Reuters) Starman Optical will pay GoPro shareholders $1.14 per share and leave them with ~10% of the combined company, which stays public; the deal wipes out GoPro's $92M debt and is expected to close by year end (TechCrunch) Waymo starts offering driverless rides to customers in San Diego, Tampa, Florida, and Denver; Amazon's Zoox plans to start testing in Houston and San Diego (CNBC) PSI, which aims to use AI "to industrialize the discovery of new physics" including cracking interstellar travel, emerges from stealth with a $58M seed (The Deep View) Dyson unveils the $499 CameraJet, an AI-powered toothbrush with a 100K-pixel macro lens that scans at 28 images per second and is trained on nearly 470K images (Bloomberg) Subscribe to the ad-free feed.

"Your entire life will change when you realize energy is the most attractive human trait. Not looks, wealth, or status. Energy. Start walking into rooms with genuine enthusiasm, curiosity, and interest. Watch what happens. You become a magnet for the highest quality people. Energy is contagious. Spread the kind you'd want to catch."RIP Dolly Parton Music Intro!Clint Eastwood retires at 96. Good Bad and Ugly. Markets and RetirementGood luck planning if on your own. VERY difficult100's hours building a retirement forecast model. Changing small things like inflation or investment returns by 1% has huge ramifications. Meaning its an ongoing challenge. Markets UpSaaS AcololypseSalesforce Earnings letterWebcast. Up 22% Thursday. Low $150 now $250.~70% up. Claude ForceClaude/Anthropic uses Salesforce and Slack. They are not replacing them. Sales force combining with Claude.NVIDIAPress Release Jensen reminds me of Elon in that he disregards and has NO worry about competition because he is so confident in his team, mission and trajectory. $5T companyUp 4% after hours. $210. 1 year up 17%. 5 yr 850%Americas great opportunity 1000000's of jobs First time in century that we can fix energy grid. This is the new industrial revolution. Autonomous DrivingIts happening! AmazonAmazon Zoox - No steering wheel or pedals - taking the roads in Las Vegas! This is GOOD! Toaster-shaped taxis that don't have a driver or a steering wheel have started rolling across San Francisco and charging for rides in Las Vegas.The all-electric cars are the first robotaxis offering rides on the roads without standard driver features like a dashboard and pedals. They can drive in either direction and hold up to four passengers who sit facing each other. Windows stretch across much of the sides. The vehicles are called Zoox.TeslaHUGE from a media standpoint, article from WSJ on Tesla and FSD.TeslaRobotsJC talking about seeing the robots. Play entire clip. From the latest All In Pod. Thinks it will be best selling product of all time. Better than any video you've seen! Hardware 1.5 generations ahead, and mind 5x more. Optimus will be the greatest product ever made. Says in 10 years will be 1b in 2036From Ashok. Flooding the streets of Austin. Wouldn't say this in public without high confidence. From Elon: Both SpaceX and Tesla building 100gw/yr solar and supplementing with Nat Gas, and to increase rate of production will manufacture the blades and vanes at SpaceX! Will probably take 2-3 years. 100gw/yr is enough to power ~18,000,000 US homes. YES 18m. So together should be 36m homes. SpaceX $3.5T by 2033 per Elon. At modest 10x sales that is 35 trillion. AI DataCenters are Coming. Only question when? Partnering with NVIDIA on new chips/tech for space.Per Elon “Our design is significantly simpler, lower cost, denser and lighter than a traditional rack” You believe him?Play. Video of Elon and team discussing datacenters in Space.  Do people know (1) this was Elon's car and (2) first falcon heavy launch (3) expected to fail and (4) if it didn't fail, wanted to have fun! And (5) orbiting between Earth and Mars. Expects at least 10m years life. JP Morgan on SpaceX Catalysts: SpaceX just bought APR energy. Per Elon aiming for 30 Starship launches per day. By 20301 million people on Mars, plus tranches to 7.5t in Market cap. 30/day is 10800 or ~10k annual. StarBase LouisianaOfficial SpaceX video.3000 direct jobs, 10,000 jobs to Luisiana8 launch towers.Crazy states/politicans are not inviting them to build in their state.  Open letter from Elon to staff. Eliminat bureaucracy. Math to get to 1m people on Mars. Public PolicyCalifornia Tires

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Grayson's field work across the Bay Area, Tesla's September 3rd Cybercab launch and Nevada's authorization of 8,000 autonomous vehicles in Clark County.Fresh off a week of field work in California, Grayson shares firsthand impressions from his first rides in Waymo's Zeekr-built Ojai, including a visit to Waymo's Toland depot in San Francisco. While the Ojai rides lighter and less luxurious than the Jaguar I-PACE, its elevated sensor placement meaningfully reduces repair costs and insurance payouts in the event of a rear-end collision.Grayson views the Ojai as a stopgap vehicle on the path to the Hyundai IONIQ 5, which he believes will be Waymo's massive production ramp vehicle. After riding in the Zoox, the Ojai and the Jaguar back-to-back, and observing Waymo's infrastructure buildout from San Francisco down to San Jose, Grayson makes a prediction. When Waymo adds roughly 1,000 to 1,200 additional vehicles in the Bay Area, the company will capture a significant portion of the rideshare market share.Grayson also rode with Wayve with his AUTNMY AI co-founder Rob Grant in a fully dynamic, no-fixed-route supervised ride, noting the technology has accelerated meaningfully since his last ride in London as Wayve gears up for unsupervised operations.Turning to Tesla, the Cybercab is scheduled to commercially launch in Austin on September 3rd, with Grayson expecting a measured rollout of sub-30 Cybercabs in week one, driven by an internal safety metric and infrastructure that is still being built out.Meanwhile, Nevada's Transportation Authority unanimously authorized 8,000 autonomous vehicles in Clark County over 12 months. But the growth comes with a catch, as autonomy drop-off fees and exclusive resort partnerships threaten to bring Vegas-style nickel and diming to robotaxis in Sin City.On the foreign autonomy desk, China's Autonomous Belt and Road Initiative continues to take hold in Europe.Episode Chapters0:00 Grayson's Latest Bay Area Field Report19:30 How Many Cars Will Actually Be on the Road when Cybercab Launches?24:25 Tesla's Self-Certification Strategy for Cybercab25:31 Tesla Semi30:40 Waymo's 10 AI Lessons36:36 The Robotaxi Infrastructure, Energy and Manufacturing Layers37:38 Nevada Authorizes 8,000 Autonomous Vehicles in Clark County39:55 Uber's Robotaxi Playbook Raises Doubts42:08 Waymo Expands to Munich, Germany45:06 NVIDIA Earnings. Where is Automotive?49:53 Autonomous Food Delivery52:33 Who is Cheaper? Uber or Lyft?56:39 SFO Robotaxi Access58:10 Foreign Autonomy Desk59:53 Next WeekFollow The Road to Autonomy Indices--------About The Road to AutonomyThe Road to Autonomy is the leading applied intelligence platform covering the convergence of automation, autonomy, and the Autonomy Economy.™.Through our podcasts, newsletter, and proprietary applied intelligence, we set the narrative for institutional investors, industry executives, and policymakers navigating the convergence of automation, autonomy, and economic growth.Join institutional investors and industry leaders who read This Week in The Autonomy Economy every Sunday. Each edition delivers exclusive insight and commentary on the autonomy economy, helping you stay ahead of what's next.Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A California mom smashed her way onto a school bus and was reportedly arrested for vandalism — the wild video has gone viral. Plus, Waymo and Zoox test drivers are racking up injuries from hard braking and sudden stops as robotaxis scale up. Then, a new survey reveals the passenger behavior that annoys flyers the most — we want to hear YOUR biggest airplane pet peeve! And we wrap up with how to swap doomscrolling for actually learning something new.   KSL Brightside streams live weekdays 12–3 PM. The YouTube-exclusive live stream runs from 12–1 PM, then catch us on radio and YouTube from 1–3 PM.   Follow KSL Brightside on social media! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside

BMW and Volkswagen are getting more aggressive in China—but NIO, ZEEKR and the Chinese competition aren't slowing down.In Episode #259 of China EVs & More, Tu and Lei break down the biggest developments from the Chengdu Motor Show, including aggressive pricing from BMW's Neue Klasse iX3 and Volkswagen launching an EV for under RMB90,000 (~$15K).Meanwhile, NIO's ES8 continues dominating the premium BEV segment, ZEEKR's 9X pushes above RMB500,000, and Geely is attacking the global affordable-EV market with the Xingyuan/EX2.We also discuss:

Episode #1431: Today we're joined by Steve Greenfield, General Partner at Automotive Ventures and we're talking about lenders opening the credit taps even as delinquencies stay near record highs. Plus Amazon's Zoox clears a major robotaxi hurdle and th...

This week on Autonomy Signals presented by KPMG, Grayson Brulte and Rob Grant discuss Tesla preparing to launch the steering wheel-free and pedal-free Cybercab in Austin, Waymo unlocking commercial driverless service across 18 California counties, and SoftBank leading a $200 million Series A in Gravis Robotics that values the company at $1 billion.As Tesla prepares for the commercial launch of Cybercab in Austin, the company will most likely self-certify the Cybercab to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, a path that carries no caps on production volume and, if NHTSA does not intervene, clears the way for Gigafactory Texas to produce more than 125,000 Cybercabs a year, creating a manufacturing moat no competitor can currently match.While Tesla readies the Cybercab, the CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission) approved Waymo's Tier 2 advice letter authorizing paid driverless rides across 18 California counties from Sacramento to San Diego, covering roughly two-thirds of the state's population.With Waymo currently operating 100% of the 1.4 million monthly driverless rides in the state and no other operator holding a driverless deployment permit, Waymo's regulatory lead in California is measured in years, though the CPUC's phased rollout framework may open a door for Zoox or Tesla to apply for the entire state at once.As Waymo consolidates the Golden State, SoftBank led a $200 million Series A in ETH Zurich spin-out Gravis Robotics, the largest Series A in construction robotics history, valuing the company at approximately $1 billion. Gravis' retrofit system bolts onto legacy excavators from Caterpillar, Komatsu, Volvo and John Deere, and SoftBank is betting that monetizing the existing $1 trillion install base of heavy machinery through rental companies, rather than requiring fleet replacement, is a software-multiple opportunity and not an industrial hardware play.Episode Chapters 0:00 KPMG Sponsor Introduction 01:50 Signal 1: Cybercab Launch is on the Horizon 39:06 Signal 2: Waymo's Golden State Robotaxi Monopoly1:11:11 Signal 3: SoftBank's $200M Bet on Gravis RoboticsFollow The Road to Autonomy Indices--------About The Road to AutonomyThe Road to Autonomy is the leading applied intelligence platform covering the convergence of automation, autonomy, and the Autonomy Economy.™.Through our podcasts, newsletter, and proprietary applied intelligence, we set the narrative for institutional investors, industry executives, and policymakers navigating the convergence of automation, autonomy, and economic growth.Join institutional investors and industry leaders who read This Week in The Autonomy Economy every Sunday. Each edition delivers exclusive insight and commentary on the autonomy economy, helping you stay ahead of what's next.Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast features another conversation with Joann Muller, who writes the Axios Future of Mobility newsletter. Muller talks about her recent reporting on Amazon's Zoox (pronounced "zooks") robotaxis. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) granted a temporary exemption to commercially deploy up to 2,500 robotaxis annually for two years. All of this comes as Waymo, Uber and other companies make investments in the rapidly evolving automated vehicle (AV) industry and encounter hiccups along the way. Muller also talks about a recent road trip she made through Wisconsin in a Rivian R2. She was pleased to find a robust charging network eliminating any range anxiety. She was also impressed with Rivian's use of adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlights and talked about why the technology has been developed more slowly in the U.S. From the newsletter: A decade after shape-shifting headlights changed nighttime driving in Europe, the technology remains remarkably scarce in North America - a case study in how U.S. regulations can slow the arrival of proven safety innovations. Photo by Remy Gieling on Unsplash

In this episode of The Autonocast, Alex Roy, Ed Niedermeyer, and Kirsten Korosec debate the latest wave of autonomous vehicle optimism, sparked by Uber President and COO Andrew Macdonald's prediction that his young children may never need driver's licenses. The crew compares today's robotaxi boom with the AV hype cycle of 2015–2016—and examines what has genuinely changed now that companies like Waymo are operating commercial driverless services at meaningful scale.Alex also puts Waymo's expanding Phoenix service to a very practical test: could a robotaxi eventually handle the chaos of the school drop-off line? The discussion explores the surprisingly difficult edge cases involved in transporting children autonomously, from human hand gestures and school personnel to pickup placards, freeway access, unaccompanied minors, and the limitations of both Waymo and Tesla FSD.Then the conversation turns to the increasingly important relationship between Uber and Waymo. Does Waymo really need Uber's enormous ride-hailing marketplace? Or does Uber need Waymo more, at least until partners including AVride, Zoox, Wayve, Pony.ai, Lucid, and Nuro can deliver truly driverless service at scale? The hosts explore whether Uber could ultimately become the Expedia of autonomous transportation, aggregating competing robotaxi brands based on price, ETA, vehicle type, and availability.Finally, the crew tackles the future of human driving and car culture. From Monterey Car Week and Ferrari to manual transmissions, Porsche 928s, and the rise of AI, the hosts ask whether driving will eventually become a niche hobby—or whether the desire for control, agency, and physical experiences will ensure human-driven cars survive well into the autonomous age.

Privacy-troubled license-plate readers promise shorter data retention while still ripe for abuse, and “park outside” warnings highlight how always-on electronics can spark garage fires. Backup cameras have triggered recalls across over 20 million vehicles. Zoox's safety claims lack numbers and has 123 autonomous-mode collisions logged, Tesla's steering-wheel-free Cybercab talk is called nonsense, and Waymo's expansion is criticized as ignoring local opposition, with a data-based claim it's far more hazardous than comparable human-driven cars.https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/flock-guardrails-address-lpr-privacy-concerns-and-police-transparencyhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/general/they-wwwwre-told-to-park-outside-then-their-cars-burst-into-flames/ar-AA2ahnLGhttps://zoox.com/journal/safety-case-frameworkhttps://thenextweb.com/news/zoox-safety-case-framework-robotaxi-recallhttps://www.iihs.org/ratings/driver-death-rates-by-make-and-modelhttps://waymo.com/blog/2024/08/meet-the-6th-generation-waymo-driver/https://electrek.co/2026/08/17/tesla-cybercab-launch-least-exciting-vehicle-ever/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-quantumscape-and-factorial-energy-mass-produce-solid-state-batteries/https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/17/health/album-streaming-traffic-deathshttps://newsroom.aaa.com/2026/08/new-research-finds-most-drivers-think-speeding-is-normal-putting-everyone-at-risk/https://electrek.co/2026/08/14/waymo-cpuc-approval-california-expansion-18-counties/https://www.jalopnik.com/2239114/toyota-lexus-cars-electric-door-handles-battery-dies/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3VnjQqbsnEmore links on site

Get a $230 gift card after your first payment of $500 with Melio (affiliate) - https://milestomemories.com/go/melio/ A Review-Journal article about Mad Apple closing dropped a number that explains a lot: MGM production shows have gone from about 65 percent capacity a decade ago to roughly 30 percent today. Bally's also told the wider world this week that it is having trouble paying its loans, which makes their whole Chicago standoff look a little different in hindsight. The Treasure Island giveaway ended early and it did not end well, with people cut from the line on the last night after being told they would be taken care of. Plus the OYO listings came down, the Hooters website is somehow still live, Palms is putting faces 55 stories up, and the Flamingo is finally doing the one thing we have been asking for. Let us know in the comments if you are excited for the tiki bar. Episode Guide: 0:00 They Took Down the TI Wrap 0:32 How the TI Giveaway Ended 3:19 The OYO Listings Come Down 4:20 The Hooters Website Is Still Up 5:16 A UFC Hotel? 5:49 Bally's Can't Pay Its Loans  7:19 Palms' 55 Stories of Fame 7:47 A New Non-Smoking Casino at Palms 9:39 The HOV Lane Fight 11:19 Zoox vs Uber vs Lyft pricing 13:35 Circus Circus Gets a Real Food Hall 16:11 Mad Apple Closes: Shows at 30% Capacity 19:31 A Tiki Bar Is Coming to the Flamingo 22:33 Final Thoughts Want more MTM Vegas? Get our exclusive weekly aftershow and join the community.

It's ev.news Briefly for Saturday 15 August 2026, only todays headlines and nothing else, in just 4 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the ev.news Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/evnewsFORD SETS OUT UEV MODEL PLANSFord's Universal Electric Vehicle platform will underpin five models, beginning with the Fathom mid-size pickup in 2027 and an expected Escape revival in 2029, with the remaining launch dates undisclosed. The architecture supports up to eight body styles spanning B-segment cars, two- and three-row SUVs, sedans, a pickup and cargo and passenger vans, and launches with LFP cells while able to accept other chemistries.WEAKER EV TARGETS COULD RAISE OIL IMPORTSCarbon Brief analysis finds that weakening the UK's ZEV mandate — currently 33% BEV share in 2026, effectively 25% after flexibilities, rising to 80% by 2030 — could cost consumers up to £3bn ($4bn) a year, with a cut to 50% leaving 3m fewer BEVs on the road, adding 17m barrels of oil imports and lifting national emissions 2.5%. BEVs already cost around £1,100 ($1,485) a year less to run than petrol and beat rivals on total ownership cost by over £1,000 ($1,350), and while Energy UK and ChargeUK defend the mandate as the biggest single driver of emissions cuts, the SMMT argues natural demand falls short and reports suggest dilution is coming regardless.BYD RACCO TAKES OVER 1,000 JAPAN ORDERSBYD has logged more than 1,000 orders in two weeks for the Racco, its kei-class EV for Japan, and is targeting 10,000 sales by the end of 2026 in a market historically hostile to imports. Priced from £9,600 with a 22.4kWh battery and 130-mile range, most buyers are opting for the £11,500 35.8kWh version at 199 miles, comfortably ahead of the segment-leading Nissan Sakura's 112 miles.AVORE EX2S TARGETS INDIA'S COMMUTERSIndian startup Avore has launched the EX2S commuter motorcycle at ₹169,999 (about $1,800 / £1,330), using a 5kWh split-pack battery and a 10.5kW motor claiming 161 miles on the optimistic IDC cycle, 0-25mph in 2.8 seconds and a 70mph top speed. Onboard 1.5kW charging takes roughly two hours for 20-80% from a household socket, and features include a 7-inch TFT display, geo-fencing and a simulated four-speed SYFT mode, with no export plans announced.HUNGARY CURBS EV CHARGING IN HEATWAVEHeatwave and drought have cut Danube cooling water and left Hungary's only nuclear plant at Paks running at a fraction of capacity, forcing charging networks to curb evening peak demand. MOL has capped fast chargers at 100kW from 17:00-22:00, E.ON Drive Infrastructure has halved output at 300kW-plus sites to free up 10MW of grid capacity, Shell Recharge has limited stations to 150kW, Tesco and Metro have switched chargers off, and EV.app is instead pricing peak sessions at 420 forints (about €1.16) per kWh.BCP PLANS 1,128 ON-STREET EV SOCKETSBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council will install 564 on-street chargers providing 1,128 public sockets by March 2029, delivered by Connected Kerb and aimed mainly at residents without off-street parking. The mostly lower-speed AC units form part of a £16.5m Dorset-wide programme funded by the Department for Transport's LEVI fund and private investment.PORTER'S 10,000TH ELECTRIC TRUCKIndian intra-city freight marketplace Porter has flagged off its 10,000th electric truck in Delhi, running over 50,000 EVs monthly across 50 cities via 600,000 driver-partners and claiming 1.85bn km of empty running eliminated, worth ₹10bn ($105m) in avoided fuel imports. Utilisation rather than fleet size is the pitch — Porter wants daily trips up from 1.5 to 2.5 — with owner-drivers funding vehicles themselves at ₹400,000-500,000 and Omega Seiki Mobility supplying 5,000 three-wheelers for last-mile work.COSTANOA TO HOST PEBBLE FLOW STAYSCostanoa in Pescadero, California, becomes the first hospitality destination where guests can book an overnight stay in a Pebble Flow, the all-electric, software-defined travel trailer developed by Apple, Tesla, Rivian and Zoox alumni. Sleeping two adults and two children with rooftop solar, off-grid power, Starlink and climate control, rates start at $450 (£332 / €389) a night plus tax and a $10 conservation fee, with a two-night weekend minimum.

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Zoox Las Vegas pricing, Waymo's post-Uber divorce Phoenix expansion and WeRide saying the quiet part out loud, regulatory permits can create moats.Zoox launched paid rides in Las Vegas with a $12 base fare, $1.50 per mile, and 40 cents per minute, premium pricing paired with 15 to 30 minute wait times and select destinations. Walt calls it a Disney ride, not a premium product, and once Waymo and Tesla enter the market, that pricing gets hard to defend, especially if wait times continue to be high.Staying in Vegas, Waymo announced a dedicated pickup and drop-off zone with Allegiant Stadium while Zoox has a deal with the Sphere, which might cost riders a $40 drop-off fee, opening a new battleground in Vegas where every casino and venue deal becomes a potential competitive advantage.Weeks after Waymo and Uber divorced in Phoenix, Waymo added 55 square miles of service area, increasing the total to 350 square miles. On the WeRide earnings call, management said the quiet part our loud, regulatory permits are an asset.Over in Europe, OMEGA uncovered a Waymo incorporation in Zurich registered to Google's largest engineering office outside the United States, one week after the president of Switzerland rode in a Waymo in Mountain View.On the Foreign Autonomy Desk, Uber and Wayve are preparing a supervised Tokyo launch with Nissan LEAF vehicles, with the word supervised buried in the last paragraph of the press release.Episode Chapters00:00 Zoox Launches Paid Rides in Las Vegas07:19 Fleet Fragmentation and the Lyft Opportunity11:24 Waymo's Dedicated Zone at Allegiant Stadium19:16 Waymo Adds 55 Square Miles in Phoenix21:07 Waymo's Upcoming European Expansion24:06 WeRide Earnings28:06 Mercedes, NVIDIA, and the Compute Question31:44 Uber Serve Robotics Divorce40:47 7,200 Waymo Vehicles44:03 Foreign Autonomy Desk47:56 Next WeekFollow The Road to Autonomy Indices--------About The Road to AutonomyThe Road to Autonomy is the leading applied intelligence platform covering the convergence of automation, autonomy, and the Autonomy Economy.™.Through our podcasts, newsletter, and proprietary applied intelligence, we set the narrative for institutional investors, industry executives, and policymakers navigating the convergence of automation, autonomy, and economic growth.Join institutional investors and industry leaders who read This Week in The Autonomy Economy every Sunday. Each edition delivers exclusive insight and commentary on the autonomy economy, helping you stay ahead of what's next.Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Adam and Adir discuss Zoox, Waymo, autonomous cars, Xero’s strange Vegas advertising, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Victoria’s work-from-home laws, Delta One, airline lounges, Jetstar’s carry-on bag crackdown, Ryanair, Canva’s slowing growth, AI design tools, Claude, OpenAI, Figma, Atlassian’s profit pivot and the future of Australia’s biggest tech companies. Join us on Substack for articles, news and more: https://www.thecontrarianspod.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Uber's Waymo hangover, Zoox launching paid rides in Las Vegas, the Teamsters suing California over driverless trucking, and NVIDIA's Alpamayo 2 open model.Uber is nursing a Waymo hangover. Revenue came in light on take rate, management finally owned the $10 billion autonomy spending number first reported by The Financial Times, and the stock sold back into the sixties as the autonomy overhang weighs on the story.After 12 years, Zoox begins charging for rides in Las Vegas on August 10. An NHTSA filing surfaced by OMEGA reveals the catch, the vehicles cannot operate above 45 mph while average traffic out of Harry Reid International airport runs 55, complicating the airport unlock.With 105 vehicles as of June across seven approved cities, pricing 20% to 40% above rideshare, and wait times stretching past an hour, Walt calls it tourism pricing for a Disney World attraction. Meanwhile, Waymo returned to freeways after a two-month pause, and OMEGA is picking up new Waymo corporate filings around the world.Lucid burned over a billion dollars in the quarter but declared the Uber and Nuro robotaxi program a must-win project. The Teamsters sued the California DMV in Alameda Superior Court to repeal driverless trucking rules as autonomous trucking companies continue to rack up supervised miles in the state.On the Foreign Autonomy Desk, Wayve received a TfL license to carry paying passengers in London with safety drivers across 15 vehicles, but the APS permit is the asset that controls every relationship in the market.If Baidu secures one, it holds a clear off-ramp from Uber and FreeNow by Lyft to launch Apollo Go on its own. Meanwhile, Pony AI is targeting 500 to 1,000 Gen4 robotrucks in mainland China with CATL over the next two to three years, with a hint of foreign ports expansion.Episode Chapters0:00 Uber's Waymo Hangover4:52 Zoox Prepares to Go Paid in Vegas12:19 Waymo Returns to Freeways14:13 Uber, Nuro, Lucid Robotaxi Timeline20:30 DoorDash and the Market for Autonomous Food Delivery26:08 NVIDIA Alpamayo 232:22 The Teamsters sue the California DMV over Driverless Trucking Rules35:50 Tesla's China Business Question39:00 Foreign Autonomy Desk45:35 Next WeekFollow The Road to Autonomy Indices--------About The Road to AutonomyThe Road to Autonomy is the leading applied intelligence platform covering the convergence of automation, autonomy, and the Autonomy Economy.™.Through our podcasts, newsletter, and proprietary applied intelligence, we set the narrative for institutional investors, industry executives, and policymakers navigating the convergence of automation, autonomy, and economic growth.Join institutional investors and industry leaders who read This Week in The Autonomy Economy every Sunday. Each edition delivers exclusive insight and commentary on the autonomy economy, helping you stay ahead of what's next.Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Amazon is #1 in the Mag7 in 2026... And its Zoox pedal-less robocab is about to get its 1st fare.Just after Pringles embraced AI, Chili's is spitting it out… Here's what Chili's bought instead.The biggest TV biz is hidden under Hollywood's nose: Tubi… Fox Corp owns the Adam Sandler of Media.Plus, Sam Altman hosted an Influencer Summer Camp… “Get Ready With My Data Center”$EAT $AMZN $FOXAGrab your Tickets to the IPO Tour: Our In-Person OfferingSan Francisco 9/23: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0064AFB5F688BDBoston 10/14: https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/tboy-the-ipo-tour-in-person-offering-8cdhupSeattle 11/4 (21+): https://www.axs.com/events/1446394/the-best-one-yet-ticketsNEWSLETTER:https://tboypod.com/newsletter OUR 2ND SHOW:Want more business storytelling from us? Check our weekly deepdive show, The Best Idea Yet: The untold origin story of the products you're obsessed with. Listen for free to The Best Idea Yet: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/NEW LISTENERSFill out our 2 minute survey: https://qualtricsxm88y5r986q.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dp1FDYiJgt6lHy6GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Linkedin (Nick): https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/Linkedin (Jack): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ About Us: The daily pop-biz news show making today's top stories your business. Formerly known as Robinhood Snacks, The Best One Yet is hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thank you to Bilt for sponsoring this video! Start earning rewards on rent and mortgage when you sign up at https://biltrewards.yt.link/V31P5dr Lake Mead just hit an all time record low at 1,040.5 feet, breaking the mark set in summer 2022, and it lands right as the federal government cut Nevada's water allocation by 28 percent while California took only 12 percent, which is a rough reward for a state that recycles almost 100 percent of its water. Zoox got federal approval through 2028 and starts charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas next week, though they say pricing will be similar to Uber and taxis, which we think is a mistake if they want people to actually try it. Boring quietly opened a Vegas Loop station at Sahara, making it the second property with both a monorail and Loop station, with rides to the airport running about $14. We also cover Slots of Fun turning 55 with the best carpet in Vegas, Penn's earnings call comments about not wanting a Strip property saddled with deferred maintenance, Lady Luck's transparent post showing she is down $430,000 for 2026, a look at Primm's positive changes under Terrible's including $20 free play for new signups, another contender for the smallest room downtown at Four Queens, and Tibor's genuinely incredible tribute site to the old Boardwalk Casino. Let us know in the comments what your favorite Boardwalk memory is. Episode Guide: 0:00 That Fake Luxor Closure Letter 0:49 Slots of Fun Turns 55 2:21 A Vegas Loop Station Opens at Sahara 4:54 Zoox Starts Charging for Robotaxi Rides 8:32 Penn Wants a Strip Property (With Conditions) 10:57 Nevada Cut 28% as Lake Mead Hits Record Low 12:59 A Slot Streamer Down $430,000 15:01 Primm's Comeback Under Terrible's 16:34 Four Queens' Tiny Room 18:00 The Boardwalk Casino Tribute Site 22:03 Final Thoughts Want more MTM Vegas? Get our exclusive weekly aftershow and join the community.

-Shopify says AI isn't cannibalizing search traffic the way it has for publishers. Instead, AI-driven traffic and orders to Shopify stores tripled year over year in Q2. -Zoox said that it will start charging for rides in Las Vegas starting August 10, marking the launch of its commercial operations. The company has spent years working towards this moment. -The Claude maker said it is planning to co-design hardware and models to help its technology run faster and more efficiently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A sharp, skeptical rundown of how federal regulators are easing the path for autonomous vehicles—highlighting a Zoox exemption from key occupant-protection standards, a thinly funded industry-led push for AV “performance standards,” and a Congress bill framed as safety but criticized as preempting state oversight. Plus a “freedom cars” proposal to block mandates for connectivity. We argue that privacy should be fixed by banning data sales, not by ditching safety-enabling tech. Real-world robotaxi risks for blind minors and riders with mobility issues get spotlighted, plus more and recalls.Support Safety!https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/cutting-red-tape-safely-fast-track-automated-vehiclehttps://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/31/2026-15485/zoox-grant-of-temporary-exemption-from-portions-of-various-requirements-of-the-federal-motor-vehiclehttps://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2026/07/29/waymo-meltdowns-revive-av-lobbying-fight-01015521https://www.jalopnik.com/2227747/sean-duffy-freedom-cars-data-bonded/https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/driver-assistance-technology-dashboard-ead96bd2https://electrek.co/2026/08/03/tesla-fsd-v14-lite-hw3-computer-failures/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/business/uber-sexual-assault-lawsuits.htmlhttps://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V481-9237.pdfhttps://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V487-9835.pdfhttps://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V489-5381.pdfhttps://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26E050-7856.pdfhttps://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26E051-5250.pdfhttps://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V495-1973.pdf

So what are the motives behind the robotaxi efforts of Waymo, Tesla and Zoox? Michael Sena, publisher of Mobility Insights and co-author of The Real Case for Driverless Mobility, joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 417 of Smart Driving Cars. Plus Zoox vehicle gains NHTSA approval and seniors are buying Teslas for FSD. Tune in and subscribe!

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss the Waymo/Uber divorce going public, Zoox receiving NHTSA approval to charge for rides, Aurora earnings, and Qualcomm's BMW win as ADAS becomes the Trojan horse into autonomy.The Waymo/Uber relationship is unraveling in public, with The Financial Times confirming Waymo will launch its own app in Austin and Atlanta in January 2028 before the contract expires that May. Both sides are airing grievances, from dirty cars and bad routing to weather no-shows and unsustainable financial terms. Grayson goes on the record that the relationship terminates early, calling for a Waymo app in those markets by June 2027, while Walt takes the under.After 12 years and billions of dollars, Zoox can finally charge for a ride. NHTSA granted an exemption capped at 2,500 vehicles per year for two years, a ruling that also creates a potential viable deployment path for Tesla's Cybercab.In autonomous trucking, Aurora is targeting 1,000 trucks by the end of next year against 200 this year, a heavily back-end loaded ramp that depends on truck supply, Roush capacity, and unresolved questions about how the Volvo Autonomous Solutions margin split works. Meanwhile, Qualcomm's selection by BMW as lead compute for next-generation ADAS confirms the growth of the L2+ market and positions Snapdragon as the Trojan horse into autonomy compute.On the Foreign Autonomy Desk, Baidu began RT6 robotaxi testing in London with both Uber and Lyft on the outskirts of the city, received a full driverless permit in Hong Kong, and China resumed issuing robotaxi permits once again.Episode Chapters0:00 Waymo/Uber Divorce Goes Public5:45 Uber's Autonomous Vehicle Partner Problem10:28 Waymo's OEM Partner Signals12:25 Zoox Gets the Golden Ticket16:52 Advancing America's Safety and Competitiveness for the Evolution of National Deployments20:16 Aurora Q2 2026 Earnings27:43 How Big Is the OEM Risk?30:38 ADAS as the Trojan Horse Into Autonomy35:42 Ford BlueCruise Falls Short37:23 Foreign Autonomy Desk: Baidu RT6 Testing in London with Uber & Lyft41:33 Next WeekFollow The Road to Autonomy Indices--------About The Road to AutonomyThe Road to Autonomy is the leading applied intelligence platform covering the convergence of automation, autonomy, and the Autonomy Economy.™.Through our podcasts, newsletter, and proprietary applied intelligence, we set the narrative for institutional investors, industry executives, and policymakers navigating the convergence of automation, autonomy, and economic growth.Join institutional investors and industry leaders who read This Week in The Autonomy Economy every Sunday. Each edition delivers exclusive insight and commentary on the autonomy economy, helping you stay ahead of what's next.Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Amazon's autonomous vehicle company, Zoox, can now roll out 2,500 of its vehicles annually in the next two years. Are more robotic cars coming, or will there be more speed bumps? But first, we'll look at the market impact of the Fed's decision to keep interest rates steady in our Weekly Wrap. Plus, the effect of rising health insurance costs for employers, a retiree returning to the workforce for a family business, and a look at how Boulder, Colorado is making room for the Sundance Film Festival.Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletter.Marketplace is more than a radio show. Check out our original reporting and financial literacy content at marketplace.org — and consider making an investment in our future.Read the stories in today's episode:Weekly Wrap: Kevin Warsh's dilemma on interest ratesRising health insurance costs may take a bite out of your paycheckLeaving retirement for a new family businessAmazon's self-driving Zoox taxis are about to hit the roadsWhen a legendary film festival comes to Colorado, will homeowners open their doors?

Amazon's autonomous vehicle company, Zoox, can now roll out 2,500 of its vehicles annually in the next two years. Are more robotic cars coming, or will there be more speed bumps? But first, we'll look at the market impact of the Fed's decision to keep interest rates steady in our Weekly Wrap. Plus, the effect of rising health insurance costs for employers, a retiree returning to the workforce for a family business, and a look at how Boulder, Colorado is making room for the Sundance Film Festival.Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletter.Marketplace is more than a radio show. Check out our original reporting and financial literacy content at marketplace.org — and consider making an investment in our future.Read the stories in today's episode:Weekly Wrap: Kevin Warsh's dilemma on interest ratesRising health insurance costs may take a bite out of your paycheckLeaving retirement for a new family businessAmazon's self-driving Zoox taxis are about to hit the roadsWhen a legendary film festival comes to Colorado, will homeowners open their doors?

- Tesla Denies Rumored China Business Sale Plan - Analyst Predicts Big Stock Rally for Ford - Toyota Creates New Units to Fast-Track Reforms - Chinese Automakers Capture 23% Of Brazil Market - Zoox Wins Approval for Paid Driverless Robotaxi Rides - Momenta Gets Germany Approval for L4 Testing - Over 70% Of Chinese Cars Feature ADAS - China Faces Severe Talent Shortage for AV Engineers - Rivian Narrowed Losses Despite Massive Negative Cash Flow - Expert Warns U.S. Lacks Key Battery Manufacturing Tech

- Tesla Denies Rumored China Business Sale Plan - Analyst Predicts Big Stock Rally for Ford - Toyota Creates New Units to Fast-Track Reforms - Chinese Automakers Capture 23% Of Brazil Market - Zoox Wins Approval for Paid Driverless Robotaxi Rides - Momenta Gets Germany Approval for L4 Testing - Over 70% Of Chinese Cars Feature ADAS - China Faces Severe Talent Shortage for AV Engineers - Rivian Narrowed Losses Despite Massive Negative Cash Flow - Expert Warns U.S. Lacks Key Battery Manufacturing Tech

Federal regulators have given the green light to Amazon-owned Zoox, granting the first commercial exemption for a purpose-built robotaxi without traditional driver controls. We break down how Zoox's unique steering wheel-free, carriage-style pod compares to existing fleets from Waymo and Tesla, what the NHTSA approval means for paid commercial deployment, and how the autonomous vehicle landscape is shifting on public roads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Health Canada has won an injunction blocking Quebec's Canlab Research from selling unauthorized injectable peptides, a crackdown aimed at the grey-market biohacking boom as influencers promote “stacking” untested drugs for health and fitness goals. Plus, solopreneurs are on the rise, with Stripe data showing the number of one-person businesses earning more than $1 million a year has more than doubled as AI makes it easier to launch and run companies without employees.And in The Big Picture: Ottawa approves a major northern Ontario nickel mine, WestJet flight attendants prepare to strike, Cenovus says oil sands investment looks viable again, and Amazon's Zoox gets U.S. approval for paid robotaxis with no human controls.The Peak Daily is produced in partnership with reframevid.com

Hoy: agentes de Claude salen del sandbox y alcanzan sistemas reales; Gemini Robotics 2 lleva una misma inteligencia a robots con cuerpos distintos; OpenAI recorta con fuerza el precio de GPT-5.6 Luna; Zoox podrá cobrar viajes en robotaxis sin volante ni pedales; y el telescopio Nancy Grace Roman se prepara para observar mil millones de galaxias.Puedes seguirnos en YouTube en https://youtube.com/olivernabani y puedes unirte al Discord Mashain en https://olivernabani.com/discord

A new study from the Oversight Board found that leading AI systems are less likely to criticize authoritarian governments than democratic ones. It's a wild finding — but wait? Why is the Oversight Board studying systems from OpenAI and Anthropic in the first place? Suzanne Nossel, who sits on the board, joined us to discuss the findings and why the Oversight Board's future might involve looking at more than just Meta. Further reading: Zoox can now charge for rides in its steering-wheel-free robotaxis Spotify Running Mode helps match tunes to tempo Friend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you, for twice the price ⁠How Facebook undercut the Oversight Board⁠ Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed.We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

P.M. Edition for July 30. The U.S. economy grew just 1.5% last quarter, lower than the previous quarter and falling short of economists' expectations. WSJ economics reporter Harriet Torry explains why the details in the report, particularly around consumer spending, suggest things aren't as bad as the headline number makes it seem. Plus, the buzzy AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness, founded by AI whiz kid Leopold Aschenbrenner, sold most of its stock portfolio to investment firm Citadel. We hear from WSJ special writer Greg Zuckerman about why this happened and where the company goes from here. And a big rally in tech companies sent U.S. stocks soaring today. Alex Ossola hosts. See the new fronts in the Iran war.  Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DJI's Osmo Pocket 4B is out but you might have a hard time getting it in the US, and Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 aims to be the Android OS for physical AI and humanoid robots.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Plus: The NYSE's owner is buying fixed-income platform MarketAxess for $6 billion. And Amazon's Zoox gets the OK to start charging for robotaxi rides. Alex Ossola hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Heartbroken, We're Missing Thompson!In this Wildcat 445 Episode, Mental points at the wrong part, Tim can't identify smoke, Chrissy gushes about ice cream and tells you when to shower while Chris enjoys a tepid tub. Really, we're a little heartbroken. Because for the first time in Everyone Racers history, none of us will be at the 24 Hours of Lemons race at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, and naturally, the weather forecast looks fantastic. You're welcome.Before the green flag drops in Thompson, Connecticut, we deliver the full race-weekend survival guide: arrival times, test day, BS and tech, the Saturday potluck, strict quiet hours, Sunday's late start, crowded paddock logistics, trailer drop, fueling, pit vehicles, showers, and why you should leave before the golf course starts launching balls toward the paddock.Then comes the famous Everyone Racers Virtual Track Walk.We break down Thompson's strange combination of road course, oval and changing pavement, including pit out, visual references, passing zones, flag stations, elevation, camber, bumps, surface transitions, traffic management and the corners most likely to punish overconfidence.Whether you're a Thompson rookie or have already collected trophies and broken parts there, this is the Thompson Speedway track guide to watch before the race.More importantly, we provide critical navigation to Bogey's Ice Cream and Snack Shop: leave the track through the parking lot, continue through the country club parking lot and go around to the back. Bring a bike, scooter or patient teammate, expect a line and respect the enormous portions.Also, ask the rest of your team whether they want ice cream before returning alone and eating yours in front of them. That is how broken race cars become broken friendships, just ask Chrissy.Elsewhere in Episode 445:• Mental prepares a land-speed car with wheel smoothies, Lexan and a drag parachute he may eventually have to deploy himself.• Tim hauls 2,100 pounds of drywall, prices $4,000 worth of insulation and welcomes his 1941 Lincoln Continental project.• Chris rewires the Lotus, climbs Colorado fourteeners without enough water and returns to sailboat racing.• We discuss Flock license-plate-reader failures, Waymo crash data and a Zoox robotaxi that drove into an active fire scene.• “Show Us Your Junk” brings a BMW 6 Series race-car project, a sorted Saab 9-3 Lemons racer benefiting Ranger Road and charity seats in Paul Dolan's 1941 Ford for Lemons of Love.• Listener feedback proves this community can inspire rookie race teams—and turns four podcasters into spaghetti eaters using AI… err…”AL”If you race 24 Hours of Lemons, ChampCar, Lucky Dog, SCCA, NASA or any other form of budget endurance racing, subscribe to Everyone Racers.We're closing in on 450 subscribers and chasing 1,000 by the end of the year. Help us get there—and send us your Thompson victories, failures, track-walk corrections, ice-cream photos and broken dreams in the comments.Flock Cameras Still Suck (Joel felder @ The Drive) https://www.thedrive.com/news/inside-the-flock-dragnet-how-systemic-errors-led-to-police-ambushing-me-for-no-reason?utm_source=beehiiv&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the-drive-newsletter&_bhlid=5847afc866a665f623bf7156cfb450bd51bb6527Waymo Still Sucks, but Apparently You Suck Worse (Stephen Edelstein @ The Drive) https://www.thedrive.com/news/waymos-self-driving-cars-crash-less-often-than-human-drivers-study Zoox Suck So Bad They're recalled (Sean O'Kane @ Tech Crunch)https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/17/zoox-issues-software-recall-after-a-robotaxi-got-confused-by-heavy-smoke/   BMW 6-Series Race Car - $4,800, Venice CA, with 16 pictures on Racing Junkhttps://www.racingjunk.com/24-hours-of-lemons-cars-and-equipment-for-sale/184810123/6-series-race-car.html?category_id=4520&np_offset=1#10 

Episode #1410: Today we're talking about Carvana's record-setting quarter and massive growth ambitions, Zoox becoming the first paid U.S. robotaxi approved without human controls, and a hands-on summer camp helping middle schoolers discover the skills ...

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Amazon's Zoox robotaxis can now operate without steering wheels. AP's Lisa Dwyer reports.

This is our daily Tech and Business Report. Move over, Waymo. Amazon's driverless Zoox robotaxis has gotten to go-ahead to launch its vehicles in the U.S over the next two years. For more on this, KCBS Radio News anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Amy Stillman.

This week on Autonomy Signals presented by KPMG, Grayson Brulte and Rob Grant discuss Tesla expanding robotaxi to Tampa and Orlando, Zoox recalling its entire 105 vehicle fleet after driving into an active fire scene in Las Vegas, and China embedding autonomous truck manufacturing in Kazakhstan.Tesla continues their robotaxi expansion launching service in Tampa and Orlando, establishing their third Florida market alongside Miami. All three Florida service areas are next to the airport, signaling Tesla's ambition to secure airport service, while Tampa marks the first market where Tesla launched commercially ahead of Waymo.With Tesla moving from ground validation vehicles to driverless operations in roughly three weeks compared to Waymo's 30 week timeline in Charlotte, Tesla's deployment velocity is running approximately 10X faster than its main competitor.A company that has struggled to scale, Zoox voluntarily recalled its entire US fleet of 105 autonomous vehicles after an unoccupied robotaxi drove into a smoke-obscured fire scene in Las Vegas, requiring a remote teleoperator to reverse the vehicle after its sensor suite was blinded.The recall arrives as NHTSA escalates enforcement around autonomous vehicles interfering with first responders and as Zoox's FMVSS exemption petition for 2,500 driverless vehicles remains pending. With nine vehicles operating in Miami and no Amazon branding anywhere on the vehicles, rider lounges, or website, questions are mounting about Zoox's commercial direction and Amazon's willingness to stand behind its bet.Closing out the show, Grayson and Rob discuss China and Kazakhstan formalizing an agreement to establish domestic assembly lines for autonomous SITRAK heavy trucks, turning Kazakhstan into a regional production and deployment hub for driverless freight across Eurasian trade corridors and accelerating China's Autonomous Belt and Road Initiative.Episode Chapters0:00 KPMG Sponsor Introduction01:34 Signal 1: Tesla Expands Robotaxi to Tampa and Orlando27:15 Signal 2: Zoox Recalls Its Entire 105 Vehicle Fleet57:15 Signal 3: China Embeds Autonomous Truck Manufacturing in KazakhstanFollow The Road to Autonomy Indices--------About The Road to AutonomyThe Road to Autonomy is the leading applied intelligence platform covering the convergence of automation, autonomy, and the Autonomy Economy.™.Through our podcasts, newsletter, and proprietary applied intelligence, we set the narrative for institutional investors, industry executives, and policymakers navigating the convergence of automation, autonomy, and economic growth.Join institutional investors and industry leaders who read This Week in The Autonomy Economy every Sunday. Each edition delivers exclusive insight and commentary on the autonomy economy, helping you stay ahead of what's next.Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Dave Eggers crashes an OpenAI staff meeting to tell Sam Altman's employees that ChatGPT is effectively stealing students' voices, which is the most accurate thing said inside an AI company all year. Meanwhile, Anthropic gets a judge to approve a $1.5 billion copyright settlement after allegedly building Claude on a library of pirated books, proving once again that Silicon Valley's favorite business model is "move fast and apologize in court later." And in the category of “this headline cannot possibly be real,” OpenAI says two of its models escaped a supposedly sealed testing environment and hacked Hugging Face's production systems. The AI didn't become sentient; somebody forgot to lock the damn door.The surveillance dystopia continues its relentless expansion. Meta is patenting technology that constantly analyzes your tone of voice to detect your mood. Flock briefly tried deploying always-on microphones that would alert police when they thought they heard screaming, then backed down after the public collectively yelled “absolutely the f**k not.” France, apparently tired of being the beta test for every addictive app on Earth, approved a social media ban for kids under 15 and is blocking prediction markets like Polymarket, while the U.S. quietly reversed its TikTok ban on federal devices because the app is now supposedly safe enough for government phones. Sure. Totally different app. Nothing suspicious there.Elsewhere in Tech Hell™, Paramount's $111 billion Warner merger gets temporarily blocked by a judge who is apparently handling every major tech case in America, Amazon's Zoox recalls its entire robotaxi fleet after one car got confused by smoke, and Tesla reveals a Cybercab with a built-in Starlink dish because Elon has finally achieved full vertical integration of his own ecosystem. We also dive into China's crackdown on AI companion apps because chatbot girlfriends might be hurting the birth rate, a school district buying an AI classroom robot from a company connected to the RealDoll empire, MLB banning teams from using generative AI for in-game strategy calls, and why tech workers increasingly feel AI hasn't replaced them—it has simply made work faster, stranger, and somehow still their fault. Plus: Broadchurch, Perry Mason, Monsieur Spade, MacWhisper 14, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, Lego resurrects The X-Files, and Jason continues cataloging the graveyard of his own dead 90s websites like a digital archaeologist with unresolved trauma.Sponsors:Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at Shopify.com/grumpyDeleteMe - Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use promo code GOG at checkout.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. 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So far, most electric vehicles have looked more or less like cars. But recently, a few companies have looked to another, smaller mode of transport for inspiration. The Verge's Andy Hawkins explains why companies like Amble and Chip are reinventing the golf cart, in the hopes of creating an entirely new kind of street-legal vehicle. As long as the speed limit stays low. Further reading: ⁠The Light Flip is a minimalist flip phone with a point to prove | The Verge⁠ ⁠Anthropic has to pay authors. | The Verge⁠ ⁠The cost of GPUs goes far beyond AI data centers | The Verge⁠ ⁠Is America ready for this quirky Jeep-looking EV that can park itself?⁠ ⁠The ‘G-Wagen of golf carts' could be the ideal second car⁠ ⁠America's cheapest new EV is smaller than a ping-pong table and tops out at 19mph⁠ ⁠Zoox's purpose-built robotaxi is getting a refresh⁠ Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed. We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode #1401: The UAW's federal monitor may be sticking around longer, Amazon's Zoox recalls every robotaxi after one drove into a smoke-filled fire scene, and author Dave Eggers makes the case for protecting your authentic voice in the age of AI. Sho...

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- Zoox Getting New Robotaxi Models - Rare-Earth-Free Motor from India Startup - EU Slaps Duties on Chinese-Made Tires - VW Expands China-Made Exports - BYD Moves Pickup Upscale - BYD Yangwang U9 Aims for 500 KM/H - Bosch Opens New Chip Plant - U.S. Traffic Deaths Down, But Why?

- Zoox Getting New Robotaxi Models - Rare-Earth-Free Motor from India Startup - EU Slaps Duties on Chinese-Made Tires - VW Expands China-Made Exports - BYD Moves Pickup Upscale - BYD Yangwang U9 Aims for 500 KM/H - Bosch Opens New Chip Plant - U.S. Traffic Deaths Down, But Why?

Alphabet's autonomous driving subsidiary, Waymo, is significantly increasing its presence by launching robotaxi services in four additional U.S. cities: San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa, and Denver. While the company already operates in over ten markets, this move strengthens its competitive advantage over rivals like Tesla and Amazon's Zoox, which are also attempting to enter new territories. The rollout follows a tiered strategy where Alphabet employees receive initial access before the vehicles are made available to the general public. Despite this growth, the company continues to navigate operational hurdles, including recent traffic congestion issues and vehicle malfunctions during holiday celebrations in San Francisco. Industry observers suggest that this expansion signals a shifting landscape for legal professionals and transportation sectors as driverless technology becomes more mainstream. Ultimately, these updates highlight Waymo's ambition to maintain its leadership position in the rapidly evolving autonomous vehicle industry.

Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET joins Mikah Sargent on the show this week! Do Americans trust driverless vehicles? Safety tools for Social Media are failing kids. Sony is ceasing the production of physical games in January 2028. And a Supreme Court ruling guts the government's use of geofence warrants. A new Pew Research survey finds only 5% of U.S. adults have ridden in a driverless car, and 71% say they wouldn't feel comfortable riding in one in the first place. An audit conducted by the Cybersafety Research Center showcases that, within Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube, the research center found 51 of 86 advertised child-safety features were either broken, buried, or missing. Sony announced it will stop making physical discs for new PlayStation games starting in January 2028. And in Chatrie v. United States, which reached the Supreme Court, the Court ruled 6-3 that police need a warrant to obtain Google location-history data, further extending Fourth Amendment protections for Americans. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT framer.com/tnw hipebl.ai threatlocker.com/twit rippling.ai/tnw

Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET joins Mikah Sargent on the show this week! Do Americans trust driverless vehicles? Safety tools for Social Media are failing kids. Sony is ceasing the production of physical games in January 2028. And a Supreme Court ruling guts the government's use of geofence warrants. A new Pew Research survey finds only 5% of U.S. adults have ridden in a driverless car, and 71% say they wouldn't feel comfortable riding in one in the first place. An audit conducted by the Cybersafety Research Center showcases that, within Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube, the research center found 51 of 86 advertised child-safety features were either broken, buried, or missing. Sony announced it will stop making physical discs for new PlayStation games starting in January 2028. And in Chatrie v. United States, which reached the Supreme Court, the Court ruled 6-3 that police need a warrant to obtain Google location-history data, further extending Fourth Amendment protections for Americans. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT framer.com/tnw hipebl.ai threatlocker.com/twit rippling.ai/tnw

Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET joins Mikah Sargent on the show this week! Do Americans trust driverless vehicles? Safety tools for Social Media are failing kids. Sony is ceasing the production of physical games in January 2028. And a Supreme Court ruling guts the government's use of geofence warrants. A new Pew Research survey finds only 5% of U.S. adults have ridden in a driverless car, and 71% say they wouldn't feel comfortable riding in one in the first place. An audit conducted by the Cybersafety Research Center showcases that, within Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube, the research center found 51 of 86 advertised child-safety features were either broken, buried, or missing. Sony announced it will stop making physical discs for new PlayStation games starting in January 2028. And in Chatrie v. United States, which reached the Supreme Court, the Court ruled 6-3 that police need a warrant to obtain Google location-history data, further extending Fourth Amendment protections for Americans. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT framer.com/tnw hipebl.ai threatlocker.com/twit rippling.ai/tnw

Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET joins Mikah Sargent on the show this week! Do Americans trust driverless vehicles? Safety tools for Social Media are failing kids. Sony is ceasing the production of physical games in January 2028. And a Supreme Court ruling guts the government's use of geofence warrants. A new Pew Research survey finds only 5% of U.S. adults have ridden in a driverless car, and 71% say they wouldn't feel comfortable riding in one in the first place. An audit conducted by the Cybersafety Research Center showcases that, within Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube, the research center found 51 of 86 advertised child-safety features were either broken, buried, or missing. Sony announced it will stop making physical discs for new PlayStation games starting in January 2028. And in Chatrie v. United States, which reached the Supreme Court, the Court ruled 6-3 that police need a warrant to obtain Google location-history data, further extending Fourth Amendment protections for Americans. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT framer.com/tnw hipebl.ai threatlocker.com/twit rippling.ai/tnw