{"podcast":{"title":"Austin News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304","podcast_index_feed_id":7463304,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-austin-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-austin-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":169,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Austin News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Austin—from local news and business to tech, culture, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Austin News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T12:18:28.753877+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304"},"episode":{"title":"Self-Driving Cars Spot Potholes in Austin | Austin News","slug":"self-driving-cars-spot-potholes-in-austin-austin-news","published_at":"2026-06-29T23:21:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/self-driving-cars-spot-potholes-in-austin-austin-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/1197c704-795f-459b-a019-96fc17de86e2.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/1197c704-795f-459b-a019-96fc17de86e2.mp3","summary":"Austin’s streets are getting smarter thanks to self-driving cars. Partnering with Waymo, the city is using autonomous vehicle sensors to detect potholes and road imperfections, feeding real-time data into a free system for city crews. This tech complements citizen reports via 311, helping prioritize repairs across Austin’s 300 square miles and speeding up fixes—without replacing public input. It’s a tech-forward leap toward safer, smoother roads. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/17f2d23640063faf","meta_description":"Austin’s streets are getting smarter thanks to self-driving cars. Partnering with Waymo, the city is using autonomous vehicle sensors to detect potholes a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":99,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/episodes/self-driving-cars-spot-potholes-in-austin-austin-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/self-driving-cars-spot-potholes-in-austin-austin-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}