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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 (TSLA) releases Q3 2025 financial results: earnings decline despite record revenue\n\nElon Musk: Tesla is increasing EV production based on anticipated demand for self-driving\n\n\n\nElon Musk says he needs $1 trillion to control Tesla’s robot army. Yes, really.\n\n\n\nTesla announces production of a new solar panel in the US\n\n\n\nTesla confirms electric semi truck production is delayed despite recently claiming otherwise\n\n\n\n\n\nTwo former Tesla self-driving leaders are telling a different story than Elon Musk\n\n\n\nThe Cadillac Escalade IQ will be GM’s first vehicle with eyes-off driving\n\n\n\nRivian to lay off about 4% of staff to possibly lean down ahead of 2026 R2 launch [Update]\n\n\n\nFord is halting F-150 Lightning production to focus on more profitable gas and hybrid trucks\n\n\n\nGM kills BrightDrop electric van production, blames ‘slow demand’ as sales were ramping\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/kt7YjRTnQG0\n\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":31.4,"endTime":37.4,"type":"term","title":"level three autonomy","url":"/glossary/level-three-autonomy","quote":"...there was an interesting announcement about, I guess it's level three autonomy that they announced. 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