Tesla loses first Autopilot wrongful death trial, Cadillac Lyric V first drive, and more

In 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 losing the first Autopilot wrongful death trial, our Cadillac Lyric V first drive, and more.

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Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:

• Tesla (TSLA) is found liable in fatal Autopilot crash, has to pay $329 million
• Tesla’s Robotaxis are officially powered by human drivers as it launches ride-hailing in Bay Area
• Tesla’s new Model Y Performance spotted testing
• Tesla stops taking Model S/X orders in Europe
• Mercedes just pressed pause on EV orders in the US
• Tesla is about to lose the $7,500 EV tax credit – again – and this time the cliff is a lot steeper
• Ford says it will build ‘breakthrough’ EVs in the US
• Cadillac Lyriq-V first drive, a 3.3 second sport-luxury beast
• Chevy teases new Bolt w/NACS, front fascia redesign, rear brake lights
• Hyundai and Kia just got some relief from US tariffs, but billions are still at stake
• Hyundai IONIQ 5 shatters US sales record as its EV push kicks into high gear
• An electric Subaru BRZ? Don’t rule out an EV version just yet

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET:

https://www.youtube.com/live/BBkxx42calI