{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Tesla Robotaxi numbers, Ferrari's controversial Luce launches, Waymo Ojai, and more","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/tesla-robotaxi-numbers-ferrari-s-controversial-luce-launches-waymo-ojai-and-more","audioUrl":"http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/Electrek_439.mp3","description":"\nIn the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla's alarming Robotaxi numbers, Ferrari's controversial Luce, Waymo Ojai, and more.\n\n\n\nToday’s episode is sponsored by GM Energy. If you want to experience more resilience and control over your home energy, the GM Energy Home System adds stationary battery power for always-ready backup energy for your home, and the GM Energy PowerBank takes in energy from the grid and stores it for when you need it most. Learn more at gmenergy.gm.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.\n\n\n\nSpecial: This week, the podcast will start at 3 p.m. ET because Fred is still in Italy after the launch of the Luce.\n\n\n\nAs a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.\n\n\n\nAfter the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:\n\n\n\n\nApple Podcasts\n\n\n\nSpotify\n\n\n\nOvercast\n\n\n\nPocket Casts\n\n\n\nCastro\n\n\n\nRSS\n\n\n\n\nWe now have a Patreon if you want to help us avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.\n\n\n\nHere are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:\n\n\n\n\nTesla ‘Robotaxi’ fleet is actually shrinking, not growing, new data shows\n\n\n\nTesla’s own AI trainers don’t trust ‘Full Self-Driving’ or its safety stats, Reuters finds\n\n\n\nRivian R2 matches Tesla Model Y efficiency despite bigger, heavier body\n\n\n\nFerrari Luce first look: going where combustion can’t follow\n\n\n\nFerrari CEO says Luce EV is ‘clocking up orders’ despite design backlash\n\n\n\nWaymo starts offering rides in new Ojai robotaxi with 6th-gen Driver\n\n\n\nChevy Equinox and Blazer EVs gain a few key updates for 2027: Here’s what to expect\n\n\n\n\nHere’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET:\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/live/ERYIL9MyFK0\n\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":384.8,"endTime":392.0,"type":"term","title":"level four system","url":"/glossary/level-four-system","quote":"And one of the main thing is, you have to now get certified as a level four system. 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The host is connecting it to the battery and also warning that real-world range can be different from the official number."}},{"startTime":1159.0,"endTime":1167.9,"type":"car","title":"Rivian R1","url":"/cars/rivian/r1t","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Rivian-r1t-2021.jpg","quote":"whereas [1159.0s] whereas Rivian R1 in conservative mode, [1161.8s] I would often get more than they said that you could get.","canonicalId":"car:rivian:r1","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Rivian R1 is referenced as a prior example of how real-world range can differ from official claims. The host specifically mentions Rivian R1’s “conservative mode” as a reason they often saw better-than-stated range.","simplifiedExplanation":"The Rivian R1 is used as an example of an electric vehicle where the real-world driving results sometimes beat the official range estimate. 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