Uber is still the topic du jour, for worse and worse. Ed provides the low-down on the latest AV suggestions from the German government, while Alex gets into the concept of "augmented driving" and teases a big announcement at this weekend's Self-Racing Cars event at Thunderhill Raceway.

What does Uber's implosion teach us? Lots. And it isn't just about Uber. Plus, what's going on inside Secretary Chao's DoT, the latest from GM's Maven, Waymo/Uber allegations, and Hotz/Musk fanfic. 

The trio talk acquisitions, OEMs, and Mobileye, particularly how big-money investments are just the latest way to show you’re serious about autonomy—even if you have nothing to show. Tesla’s HW2-equipped vehicles are getting updates to bring them up to HW1-spec, oh, and a reminder about why this stuff is important: 2016 auto fatality estimates have broken the 40k mark for the first time in years.

California releases last year's autonomous testing results and the data tells *some* of the story. Ed may be responsible for more deaths. Again. We also chat about the Daimler-Uber tie-up, along with Cadillac Book and the normal detritus you've come to love and loathe. 

Ed interviews Amitai Bin-Nun, the director of autonomous vehicle initiative's at Securing America's Future Energy, and is joined by SAFE's VP of content and communications, Leslie Hayward to discuss data sharing, partnering for the greater good, and the challenges ahead for self-driving car companies and suppliers.

We survived the holidays, CES, and Detroit, so we're back to discuss the insanity in Vegas, including Faraday Future's hyper-hyped second act, along with 15 years of car spying, and yes, the incoming Trump administration's tactics with the Big 3. 

Remember December? It was the run-up to CES... Faraday Future was on the ropes, Uber was doing its usual thing (flaunting rules to its own ends), and Waymo launched, kinda-sorta-spinning-out from Alphabet/Google/X. We talked about it all, but lost it to the recording demons. While we're slaying them, here's the lost episode thanks to Ed's backup recording.

Alex and Damon sit down in a noisy bar to discuss the LA Auto Show, Automobility LA, and who is plotting to kill us.

We're back from the LA Auto Show and out of our tryptophanic haze to discuss Comma.ai's decision to go open-source to avoid troublesome regulations, Elaine Chao's appointment to head up the DoT under the Trump administration, NHTSA's letter to GM about Cadillac's SuperCruise, and more.