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

The Nonintuitive Bits

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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