{"podcast":{"title":"BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show","slug":"break-fix-the-motorsports-vehicle-enthusiast-variety-show-379180","podcast_index_feed_id":379180,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/gtmotorsports/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.gtmotorsports.org","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8877019/BreakFix2025.jpg","author":"Motoring Podcast Network","episode_count":636,"summary":"Cool Careers, Awesome People, along with Unusual & Inspiring Histories from all over the Autosphere. From wrench turners to artists, authors, racers, designers and everyone in between. The road to success is paved by all of us. Because #everyonehasastory","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/break-fix-the-motorsports-vehicle-enthusiast-variety-show-379180"},"episode":{"title":"CES 2026 - Xiaomi Kebab","slug":"ces-2026-xiaomi-kebab","published_at":"2026-04-23T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/break-fix-the-motorsports-vehicle-enthusiast-variety-show-379180/ces-2026-xiaomi-kebab","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/break-fix-the-motorsports-vehicle-enthusiast-variety-show-379180","url":"https://jonsummers.net/2026/03/ep57-ces-2026-xiaomi-kebab/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jkanqsmc3caykhxy/mpn_motoringhistorian_ep57.mp3","summary":"On this episode of The Motoring Historian, Jon Summers summarizes a Western Automotive Journalists recap of CES 2026 led by chair Charlie Vogelheim, arguing that major auto innovation has shifted from traditional auto shows to CES. He frames the industry around electrification, autonomy, connectivity, and shared mobility, noting huge spending since 2010 largely from outside traditional OEMs, and discusses how autonomy remains harder than early forecasts. Highlights include Waymo’s sixth-generation vehicles with 29 sensors and expansion to colder cities; Nvidia’s open AI platform; Uber’s planned 2026 Lucid Gravity-based autonomous rollout; Qualcomm’s single-chip ADAS/infotainment concept enabling cheaper EVs and reinforcing “software-defined” cars like Xiaomi’s ecosystem approach; bolt-on ADAS from comma.ai; Zoox demos; Mercedes “Level 2++”; Sony-Honda’s expensive Afeela; Germany’s remotely driven Vay concept; and standout tech like a hovering flying motorcycle and Donut Lab’s solid-state battery designs.","meta_description":"On this episode of The Motoring Historian, Jon Summers summarizes a Western Automotive Journalists recap of CES 2026 led by chair Charlie Vogelheim, argui…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2663,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/break-fix-the-motorsports-vehicle-enthusiast-variety-show-379180/episodes/ces-2026-xiaomi-kebab/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/break-fix-the-motorsports-vehicle-enthusiast-variety-show-379180/ces-2026-xiaomi-kebab.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}