{"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":"Sue the Computer?","slug":"sue-the-computer","published_at":"2026-02-26T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/there-auto-be-a-law-5505020/sue-the-computer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/there-auto-be-a-law-5505020","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/autosafety/2578363","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/135978/2578363/autosafety/2026_02_25_18_49_18_6e834789-3473-499f-8053-1c756087648e.mp3","summary":"Congressional questions spotlight how Waymo downplays remote control by calling humans “assistants,” even while describing tools that remotely drive car at low speed—raising debates about who counts as the driver, latency, transparency, and who is legally accountable when people are hurt. Fred dives into the world of ODD and how AV companies don't want it defined. Plus recalls. Support the show! https://assets.ctfassets.net/7ijaobx36mtm/7E5uOzS5F7Z1yuFoz27BIc/680a27f89a3aae48977db655a5f45005/Sen._Markey_RA_Letter_Waymo__Response.pdf https://junkoyoshidaparis.substack.com/p/why-does-waymos-lexicon-prefer-assistants https://junkoyoshidaparis.substack.com/p/never-trust-another-drivereven-if https://electrek.co/2026/02/19/tesla-admits-needs-drivers-and-remote-operators-argues-better-than-waymo/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/cars/news/2026/02/24/tesla-sues-california-autopilot-false-advertising/88840398007/ https://electrek.co/2026/02/23/tesla-nhtsa-fsd-traffic-violation-investigation-second-extension/ https://www.theverge.com/transportation/882993/donut-labs-solid-state-battery-charge-speed-vtt-test https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V081-3468.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V080-7320.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V085-3557.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V101-7237.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V090-1523.pdf","meta_description":"Congressional questions spotlight how Waymo downplays remote control by calling humans “assistants,” even while describing tools that remotely drive car a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3705,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/there-auto-be-a-law-5505020/episodes/sue-the-computer/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/sue-the-computer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}