{"podcast":{"title":"Mesa News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"mesa-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559357","podcast_index_feed_id":7559357,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-mesa-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-mesa-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":901,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Mesa News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Mesa—from local news and business to culture, sports, 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. Mesa News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening in your city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T14:18:43.264316+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mesa-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559357"},"episode":{"title":"Waymo Buys Massive Arizona Testing Ground","slug":"waymo-buys-massive-arizona-testing-ground","published_at":"2026-06-10T13:05:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mesa-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559357/waymo-buys-massive-arizona-testing-ground","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mesa-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559357","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/d99f83ae-e4d2-4f2b-bb3c-f8af10782e21.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/d99f83ae-e4d2-4f2b-bb3c-f8af10782e21.mp3","summary":"Waymo just paid $220 million for a sprawling 5,500-acre former Chrysler proving ground in Surprise, Arizona — complete with city streets, a four-mile oval, and freeway courses — to massively expand testing for its self-driving tech. This new facility complements existing sites in California and Ohio, helping validate Waymo Driver across complex scenarios. The move follows a temporary pause in Phoenix freeway service due to construction challenges, and comes as Waymo rolls out its advanced sixth-gen Ojai vehicle — built for cold weather and ready for expansion into Denver and Minneapolis. This is a major step toward deploying autonomous vehicles nationwide. 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/c671a9d8e64eb2a6","meta_description":"Waymo just paid $220 million for a sprawling 5,500-acre former Chrysler proving ground in Surprise, Arizona — complete with city streets, a four-mile oval…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":101,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mesa-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559357/episodes/waymo-buys-massive-arizona-testing-ground/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mesa-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559357/waymo-buys-massive-arizona-testing-ground.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}