{"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":"Navigating Autonomous Risks","slug":"navigating-autonomous-risks","published_at":"2026-07-30T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/there-auto-be-a-law-5505020/navigating-autonomous-risks","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/there-auto-be-a-law-5505020","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/autosafety/3032974","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/135978/3032974/autosafety/2026_07_29_17_44_51_8c310aa2-1966-4aa4-9947-dd6a46c358d1.mp3","summary":"Regulators are starting work on new car-door escape rules after reports of people trapped and killed in Teslas when electric latches fail, but the issue wasn’t treated as a defect requiring a recall. The conversation also blasts Tesla’s vision-only approach as NHTSA seeks an internal “Radar Saves Us” document, and argues AVs operate in a standards-free Wild West. California lawmakers push bills to force robotaxis to cooperate with first responders and allow geofencing. Waymo’s “safer than humans” claim is picked apart for shaky data and missing confidence levels. Backup cameras are praised for cutting child backover injuries and deaths, even as recalls pile up—especially Ford’s. Support Safety. Support the Show! https://electrek.co/2026/07/21/nhtsa-tesla-radar-saves-us-document-fsd-probe/ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/28/san-francisco-waymo-washington-01013227 https://sfstandard.com/2026/07/22/dave-cortese-sb-1246-robotaxi-qa/ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-26/multiple-people-injured-pico-union-collision-waymo https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-department-launches-new-initiative-using-ai-modernize https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/waymos-driverless-cars-crash-less-often-than-people https://www.jalopnik.com/2222264/iihs-says-waymos-are-safer-than-human-drivers/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/general/do-backup-cameras-make-driving-safer/ar-AA28HHGC https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V468-6532.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V470-7045.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V458-5745.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V473-2438.pdf","meta_description":"Regulators are starting work on new car-door escape rules after reports of people trapped and killed in Teslas when electric latches fail, but the issue w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4226,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/there-auto-be-a-law-5505020/episodes/navigating-autonomous-risks/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/navigating-autonomous-risks.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}