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The Tech Drive-In: Discussing Self-Driving Cars & Movie Analysis

Main Topics:

  • Google Meet using Chrome on MacOS and facing Mac screen sharing issues.
  • Transition from Zoho to FastMail, focusing on privacy and benefits.
  • FastMail’s pseudo email features and its cooperation with One Password.
  • Differences and similarities between FastMail and Google Workspace.
  • Deep analysis of Tesla’s self-driving technology and neural network models.
  • Evaluation of Tesla's autonomous driving performance.
  • Technological understanding behind self-driving cars, discussing self-parking, sensors, cameras, and radar.
  • Relationship of radar, LiDAR, and Microsoft Kinect in autonomous cars.
  • Discussion on crash rates of autonomous cars vs human-driven cars.
  • Comparing Waymo, Cruise, and Chevy Bolt EV costs and experiences.
  • Introduction of Waymo's partnership with a Chinese manufacturer for a purpose-built car.
  • Speculating the future of self-driving cars.
  • Electric vehicle industry: challenges, GM's Ultium platform benefits, and cost savings.
  • Review and analysis of films including Barbie, No Hard Feelings, Palm Springs, Deadpool, The Proposal, Zoolander, and Naked Gun.

References:

  • Google Meet
  • Chrome (macOS)
  • Zoho
  • FastMail
  • iCloud+
  • One Password
  • Google Workspace
  • Tesla
  • ROS (Robot Operating System)
  • Microsoft Kinect
  • Waymo
  • Cruise
  • Chevy Bolt EV
  • GM's Ultium platform
  • Various films: Barbie, No Hard Feelings, Palm Springs, Deadpool, The Proposal, Zoolander, Naked Gun, Hotshot, Lethal Weapon, American Pie, Free guy.

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