Self-driving cars are now logging millions of fully driverless miles, and the data say they are dramatically safer than human drivers. So why are we still accepting more than 1.3 million road deaths a year worldwide? In this episode of Filtered with TJ Walker, we unpack the numbers, the psychology, and the politics behind autonomous vehicles.

Then we turn to the new map of American life online: Pew Research’s latest survey on where different ages, races, classes, and political groups actually spend their time on social media, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, X, Threads, Truth Social, and more.

Next, we examine how Big Tech is building its own media bubble: venture firms, CEOs, and platforms creating friendly podcasts, in-house journals, and AI tools that promote flattering narratives while bypassing independent journali ...