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

In the Electrek Podcast (electrek.co/guides/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 (electrek.co/2025/08/01/tesla-tsla-is-found-lia…)

• Tesla’s Robotaxis are officially powered by human drivers as it launches ride-hailing in Bay Area (electrek.co/2025/07/31/teslas-robotaxis-offici…)

• Tesla’s new Model Y Performance spotted testing (electrek.co/2025/07/31/tesla-new-model-y-perfo…)

• Tesla stops taking Model S/X orders in Europe (electrek.co/2025/07/30/tesla-stops-taking-mode…)

• Mercedes just pressed pause on EV orders in the US (electrek.co/2025/07/30/mercedes-just-paused-ev…)

• Tesla is about to lose the $7,500 EV tax credit – again – and this time the cliff is a lot steeper (electrek.co/2025/07/30/tesla-lose-ev-tax-credi…)

• Ford says it will build ‘breakthrough’ EVs in the US (electrek.co/2025/07/30/ford-says-breakthrough-…)

• Cadillac Lyriq-V first drive, a 3.3 second sport-luxury beast (electrek.co/2025/07/30/cadillac-lyriq-v-first-…)

• Chevy teases new Bolt w/NACS, front fascia redesign, rear brake lights (electrek.co/2025/07/29/chevy-teases-new-bolt-w…)

• Hyundai and Kia just got some relief from US tariffs, but billions are still at stake (electrek.co/2025/07/31/hyundai-kia-score-us-ta…)

• Hyundai IONIQ 5 shatters US sales record as its EV push kicks into high gear (electrek.co/2025/08/01/hyundai-ioniq-5-shatter…)

• An electric Subaru BRZ? Don’t rule out an EV version just yet (electrek.co/2025/07/31/electric-subaru-brz-don…)

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

youtube.com/live/BBkxx42calI