{"podcast":{"title":"There Auto Be A Law","slug":"there-auto-be-a-law-5505020","podcast_index_feed_id":5505020,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/autosafety/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.autosafety.org/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/autosafety/20220622_020615_d745b9749bfdccc6ee6839a2c96bc342.jpg","author":"Center for Auto Safety","episode_count":210,"summary":"A discussion on auto safety issues and technological developments, in hopes of providing consumers and enthusiasts with a better understanding of modern vehicles, safety systems, and current issues in the auto industry.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T16:17:56.993678+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/there-auto-be-a-law-5505020"},"episode":{"title":"Big Brother Doesn't Want to Watch You","slug":"big-brother-doesn-t-want-to-watch-you","published_at":"2026-02-19T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/there-auto-be-a-law-5505020/big-brother-doesn-t-want-to-watch-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/there-auto-be-a-law-5505020","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/autosafety/2558536","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/135978/2558536/autosafety/2026_02_18_17_48_31_a267b781-cf1e-4272-9a3a-ea0288aed9d2.mp3","summary":"Tesla removes the term “Autopilot” after a California DMV order. The Halt Drunk Driving Act is supported both by MADD and the alcohol industry but some Republican officials think the government is bad. There is a lot of tech to prevent drunk drivers but, insert scare mongering here. Waymo's PR team does a victory lap by taking over the Washington Post editorial board. Plus more Tesla nonsense and recalls. Support the show! apnews.com/article/federal-law-impairment-detection-car-dui-062d40e885a0e32c6cad0ba70163aef8 https://www.seattletimes.com/business/how-fords-hangover-suit-tackles-morning-after-drunken-driving/ https://electrek.co/2026/02/17/tesla-rolls-first-steering-wheel-less-cybercab-unit-off-the-line-before-solving-autonomy/ https://futurism.com/future-society/tesla-cybercab-dripping-liquid https://electrek.co/2026/02/16/tesla-full-self-driving-tried-to-drive-owner-into-lake-viral-video/ https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/do-not-drive-warning-unrepaired-takata-chrysler-dodge-jeep https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V067-2498.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V073-9315.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V069-2089.pdf","meta_description":"Tesla removes the term “Autopilot” after a California DMV order. The Halt Drunk Driving Act is supported both by MADD and the alcohol industry but some Re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3493,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/there-auto-be-a-law-5505020/episodes/big-brother-doesn-t-want-to-watch-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/there-auto-be-a-law-5505020/big-brother-doesn-t-want-to-watch-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}