Description

Zoox gets an exemption from NHTSA, you can steal a car by hacking the tire pressure monitor, when you ride in a Waymo you agree to defend Waymo, Tesla keeps on Tesla'ing and GM wants to bring back Cruise. That and recalls.

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This weeks links:

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/federal-regulators-give-zoox-an-exemption-for-its-custom-built-robotaxis/ar-AA1K2hi3
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/gm-restarts-driverless-car-program-more-than-a-year-after-cruise-robotaxi-incident/ar-AA1KlhVD
• https://www.wsj.com/articles/lyft-bets-on-robotaxis-to-drive-revenue-growth-51e4ff36
• https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/08/tesla-robotaxi-scores-permit-to-run-ride-hailing-service-in-texas.html
• https://electrek.co/2025/08/06/us-military-buying-tesla-cybertruck-targets-missiles/
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/consumer-electronics/what-is-tesla-s-joe-mode-how-do-you-enable-it/ar-AA1KovIA
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/cybersecurity/hackers-unlocking-cars-via-tire-sensors/ar-AA1Kh8Jk
• https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/camaro-zl1-tops-chart-of-most-stolen-vehicles
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V508-0485.pdf
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V512-5521.pdf
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V490-6237.pdf