Autonomous Cars Hit Reality Wall | MCA4

Bill, Gus, Jim discuss Autonomous Car Sales Reality Check, India Backs Down on Smartphone Surveillance Mandate, OpenAI's $10B Circular Investment Spree, BRICKSTORM Targets US Infrastructure. This episode of MorpheusCyber.com covers the latest in tech, AI, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies. Episode MCA4.

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Topics Covered:

• Autonomous Car Sales Reality Check

- GM's Cruise suspends all supervised autonomous vehicle operations nationwide

- Ford and Volkswagen shut down Argo AI, writing off $3.5 billion investment

• India Backs Down on Smartphone Surveillance Mandate

- India REVERSED mandatory surveillance app requirement on Dec 3, 2025 after just 5 days of backlash

- Apple refused to participate in implementation; Samsung raised concerns - industry pushback was key

• OpenAI's $10B Circular Investment Spree

- Thrive Holdings receives $150M OpenAI investment with service commitment

- Pattern emerges across 12 OpenAI portfolio investments

• BRICKSTORM Targets US Infrastructure

- Mandiant attributes BRICKSTORM to Chinese APT group with military connections

- CISA issues emergency directive for critical infrastructure operators

Key Statistics:

• Autonomous vehicle companies have raised over $100 billion since 2010 but generated less than $1 billion in revenue combined (Source: McKinsey Global Institute, Pitchbook data)

• Waymo vehicles travel 35,000 miles between safety-critical interventions, compared to humans causing serious accidents every 165,000 miles (Source: Waymo safety report 2024)

• Consumer surveys show 73% won't pay more than $2,000 for full self-driving capability, while current technology costs $15,000+ to implement (Source: Cox Automotive survey 2024)

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@:00 Introduction

04:32 Autonomous Car Sales Reality Check

28:47 India Backs Down on Smartphone Surveillance Mandate

45:23 OpenAI's $10B Circular Investment Spree

65:41 BRICKSTORM Targets US Infrastructure

92:15 Wrap-up

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