How Autonomous Vehicles Are Learning to Navigate Roundabouts

Episode 50 of Autonomous Vehicles Business takes on the humble roundabout. Lucas and Luna explain why these simple traffic circles are surprisingly hard for self-driving systems, what sensor fusion breakthroughs are finally solving the problem, and how a pilot in Carmel, Indiana is turning a roundabout-rich suburb into a proving ground. With context from Tesla's recent Lidar pivot and Waymo's expanded testing in European-style junctions, this episode drills into one specific infrastructure challenge that's kept autonomous vehicles off suburban streets longer than most people realize. Data points include Waymo's 2025 roundabout disengagement rate and the $2.1 million federal grant funding the Carmel project. #AutonomousVehicles #Roundabouts #SelfDrivingCars #Waymo #Tesla #CarmelIndiana #SensorFusion #Lidar #AutonomousDriving #TrafficEngineering #Business #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #AVSafety #Infrastructure #SuburbanMobility #Episode50 Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo