Transcript: Driverless Daily broadcast, September 26, 2026

Opening

Lane: And that brings us to the end of the late afternoon update.

Otto: Lane, we're just starting the broadcast.

Lane: Right, of course. I'm Lane.

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

Lane: We begin with a report of a crash on Las Vegas Boulevard. A driver was hospitalized following a collision involving a Zoox robotaxi and a silver Nissan Murano.

Lane: The incident occurred on September 25, just after 9 a.m., leading to the closure of four lanes of the boulevard. According to the SelfDrivingCars subreddit, which notes coverage by ktnv, the Nissan driver was taken to a local hospital with minor upper-body injuries and Nevada State Police investigated the crash.

Otto: It is a sobering reminder of how much work is left for the engineers.

Otto: Our next story: The EU has delayed its vote on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system to December at the earliest.

Otto: The Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles will not meet again until then, according to Electrek and Reuters. While Tesla Europe posted on X that the system is already approved in five EU countries and used by over 70,000 customers, the Dutch regulator RDW is seeking to expand its national authorization to an EU-wide approval.

Lane: The regulators certainly will take their time with this one.

Lane: Up next — Waymo is expanding its service in Austin.

Lane: The company is expanding its fully autonomous freeways rides in the city, as reported by Spectrum News and kxan.

Otto: Austin commuters are going to see a lot more of those sensors.

Otto: This just in: Tesla is operating a Robotaxi service in Texas, but it is currently operating with an expired state license.

Otto: According to kxan, the service is currently exempt from certain state licensing requirements.

Lane: It is interesting to see how the rules are being bypassed for now.

Lane: Now, to a study regarding perception. It turns out self-driving cars can be fooled by a surprisingly simple pattern.

Lane: This research was published by Earth.

Otto: That makes you wonder how much testing is left to do.

Otto: Our next story: The San Diego City Council has passed a resolution calling for local control over autonomous vehicles.

Otto: The news comes from The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint.

Lane: Local municipalities are definitely going to want a seat at the table.

Lane: Lastly, Elon Musk says Tesla has offered its FSD capability to legacy automakers, but no one has accepted.

Lane: As reported by Yahoo Finance, Musk stated that Tesla offered Ford and General Motors vehicles the capability to use Autopilot, but none have accepted the offer so far.

Otto: The competition for software supremacy is getting quite interesting.

Sign-off

Lane: That's all for today.

Otto: We'll see you tomorrow.