Transcript: Driverless Daily broadcast, September 22, 2026

Opening

Lane: Staying ahead of the curve in a world without drivers. I'm Lane.

Otto: And I'm Otto. Let's get into it.

Lane: Leading off tonight, Czechia has approved Tesla's FSD Supervised, making it the seventh European Union country to grant the advanced driver-assist system.

Lane: The Czech Republic's Ministry of Transport cited months of expert evaluation and discussions with international experts, emphasizing safety and performance in everyday use, according to the SelfDrivingCars subreddit.

Lane: This news is also being covered by Reuters and BASENOR - Tesla Accessories. This comes as the EU's Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles prepares to vote on a bloc-wide authorization, which could open all 27 member states to the system.

Otto: It is interesting to see them shift from earlier concerns about not recognizing Dutch RDW approval without a coordinated European approach.

Otto: Our next story: Hyundai is set to begin mass production of the IONIQ 5 robotaxi for Waymo at its US plant as early as October.

Otto: KED Global is reporting on this production timeline.

Lane: That is a massive scale-up for autonomous fleets.

Lane: Up next, PrePass and Kodiak are tying driverless trucks to weigh stations, as reported by FreightWaves.

Lane: This development is also making headlines in Heavy Duty Trucking, Traffic Technology Today, and Commercial Carrier Journal.

Otto: The infrastructure for long-haul autonomy is clearly being built out.

Otto: Now, to a new push in New York City. A nonprofit group called A Better Road Forward is working to bring driverless Waymos to the city.

Otto: According to the SelfDrivingCars subreddit, the group is launching TV ads and meetings after a study aimed at proving Waymo was dangerous fell flat.

Otto: That study actually had to retract a major part of its findings because it improperly compared crash data. The corrected analysis showed Waymo's injury crash rate was actually lower than that of New York City taxis and for-hire vehicles.

Lane: It turns out accurate data is everything when you are trying to win over the public.

Lane: This just in: Waymo was seen passing barricades and entering a Denver farmers market. That's from 9News. the SelfDrivingCars subreddit and Denver7 are on this story too.

Otto: Up next, the IAC completed an autonomous racing event at Laguna Seca, featuring overtaking on a road course for the first time.

Otto: The Robot Report notes that the event saw multiple overtakes during the corkscrew turn, with Unimore Racing from the University of Modena and Regreglio Emilia taking the win.

Otto: The final heat was a race between Unimore and Purdue AI Racing. This event uses a Dallara base design, Honda engine, Luminar sensors, and NVIDIA GPU, and has been running since 2021.

Lane: The engineering competition is really pushing the limits of AI driver software.

Lane: Lastly, Tesla FSD V14.3.9 has been triggering false camera service alerts.

Lane: This was reported by Not a Tesla App.

Otto: Software glitches like that are exactly what makes cautious passengers nervous.

Sign-off

Lane: That's all for us today. See you tomorrow.

Otto: Goodnight.