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The hosts discuss their recent car drives, including the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante and the 2026 Mazda CX-5, along with industry news on robotaxis and vehicle launches.

We're a little late with this week's show because we were waiting for the embargo to lift on some stuff. Robbie drove the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante, Nicole had the Volvo XC40 and Sam had the 2025 Mazda CX-5. Nicole had the opportunity to drive the all-new 2026 CX-5 and talk with project manager for in-vehicle technologies, Matthew Valbuena. Sam drove the new Toyota bZ Woodland and C-HR. Uber is building out a suite of tools to support the deployment of robotaxis on its platform. First reviews of the 2026 Jeep Cherokee are out. Scout is denying reports that the Scout launch is delayed to 2028 and Sam discusses some of the unobtanium cars he saw while on vacation in Mexico including lots of Chinese vehicles. Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Links 2026 Mazda CX-5 Makes Infotainment as Easy as Your Smartphone 2026 Mazda CX-5 First Drive: Bigger, Better, And More Tech-Savvy 2026 Toyota bZ Woodland First Drive | GreenCars 2026 Toyota C-HR First Drive | GreenCars…

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