Transcript: Driverless Daily broadcast, October 17, 2026

Lane: Leading off tonight, a Tesla driver claims he was asleep and using Full Self-Driving when he crashed into highway patrol cars on I-8_0, according to The Verge. Road & Track, Electrek, the SelfDrivingCars subreddit, People and ABC7 Bay Area are on this story too.

Lane: The crash involved the use of flares, cones, and emergency lights, resulting in injuries to two officers.

Lane: The California Highway Patrol noted that FSD does not eliminate driver responsibility, and NHTSA has reopened an investigation into whether Tesla's 2023 updates sufficiently ensure driver engagement.

Otto: It sounds like a very dangerous way to spend a commute, Lane.

Lane: I'm Lane, by the way, and I'm certainly not planning on napping behind the wheel.

Otto: And I'm Otto, here to keep an eye on the fine print.

Otto: Our next story: Waymo is heading north, targeting Toronto as its first Canadian city with plans to begin public rides in 2028, per Electrek.

Otto: The company intends to start with manual driving first and is partnering with Element Fleet Management to create hundreds of jobs in maintenance, validation driving, and customer service.

Otto: Waymo reports a safety record with ninety-five percent fewer crashes than human drivers, though Reuters, TechCrunch, and Hacker News all note that Ontario has not yet established a commercial framework for driverless services.

Lane: The regulatory roadmap in Ontario will definitely determine how fast that expansion actually happens.

Lane: Up next — Tesla's FSD Supervised is now live across seventeen countries spanning four continents, according to BASENOR. That's from BASENOR - Tesla Accessories.

Otto: That is a massive footprint for the software to cover.

Otto: This just in: A self-driving car is being called a game changer for a man in the metro-east area who has no arms, as reported by the Belleville News-Democrat.

Lane: Technology truly is a powerful equalizer for mobility.

Lane: Now, to London, where calls are growing to limit the rollout of robotaxis, according to The Guardian.

Lane: An Uber and Wayve partnership is set to supply the city's first autonomous cabs, despite over one hundred thousand passengers on Uber's waitlist.

Lane: The Centre for British Progress warns that over four hundred thousand UK drivers could lose jobs, leading to concerns from unions and the government about the impact on public transport and accessibility.

Otto: The economic and social implications for London's streets will be a massive debate for the regulators.

Otto: WSJ reports that Wait, we can't finish without mentioning that the most polite trucker in America might actually be a driverless eighteen-wheeler, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Lane: I suppose there is nothing quite as patient as a computer.

Sign-off

Lane: Thanks for joining us.

Otto: We'll see you tomorrow.