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Email your questions, topics, stories: clutchculturepodcast@gmail.com If you're a parts manufacturer or supplier that want's to be apart of either the 2003 LX470 or 2014 Gen 1 SVT Raptor, get in touch with us via email at clutchculturepodcast@gmail.com Follow the show on social @ClutchCulturePod on Instagram & TikTok Watch the video version on YouTube @ClutchCulturePod"},"annotations":[{"startTime":22.6,"endTime":28.9,"type":"term","title":"full self-driving","url":"/glossary/full-self-driving","quote":"who was in full self-driving mode. 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