AI: Agent Payments Protocol (AP2)

Announcing Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) | Google Cloud Blog

Google announced the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open protocol developed with leading payments and technology companies to securely initiate and transact agent-led payments across platforms. The protocol can be used as an extension of the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol and Model Context Protocol (MCP). In concert with industry rules and standards, it establishes a payment-agnostic framework for users, merchants, and payments providers to transact with confidence across all types of payment methods.

Intro to Google Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) - YouTube

google-agentic-commerce/AP2: Building a Secure and Interoperable Future for AI-Driven Payments. @GitHub

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Tesla Robotaxi

 Tesla Robotaxi Reports 3 Crashes In Austin On One Day, Hides Details

Tesla’s crash report for self-driving vehicles to the federal government lists 3 crashes involving the Tesla robotaxi, all dated July 1, just ten days after launching their pilot service in Austin, TX. Tesla redacted much of the relevant data about the crashes, claiming they reveal important proprietary information. By this date, Tesla’s approximately dozen cars had done no more than 7,000 operational miles.