Autopilot: Enjoy Responsibly
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| Autopilot: Enjoy Responsibly | |
| Number | 2809 |
| Broadcast Date | JULY 14, 2016 |
| Episode Length | 43:42 |
| Hosts | Tom Merritt |
| Guests | Justin Robert Young |
Should Tesla change the name of Autopilot? Would that make it safer? Tom Merritt and Justin Young discuss.
Guest
Top Stories
- Dated music startup that renamed itself after another irrelevant one now open for business
- T-Mobile to Offer Free Data for Pokémon Go Starting Next Tuesday
- Rhapsody relaunched itself as Napster today. T-Mobile will offer free data for Pokémon Go starting July 19. And here are some more Top Stories.
- The European Commission announced a preliminary decision that Google breached EU antitrust rules by requiring some large partners to use AdSense exclusively between 2006 and 2009. Exclusivity was gradually replaced after 2009 with requirements for premium placement/minimum ads and the right for Google to authorize competing ads. Google has 10 weeks to respond. The Commission is also issuing a supplementary statement regarding charges that Google broke antitrust rules by placing its own comparison shopping search results above those of others. The EC dismissed Google's contention that sites like Amazon and Ebay should be considered competitors. The EC considers these merchant sites separate from comparison shopping services. Goolge has 8 weeks to respond to this new statement. And finally Google has been given extra time until this autumn to respond to antitrust charges against Android.
- Nintendo announced the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic. The mini-NES will have 30 classic games pre-installed, including Final Fantasy, Excitebike, Techmobowl, and Super Mario Brothers. The unit will also come with a replica controller, which can be connected to a Wiimote for use with the Wii's Virtual Console. The mini-NES arrives on November 11th for $59.99.
- The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York reversed a lower court decision, ruling that Microsoft does not need to comply with a US government search warrant asking for contents of an email account stored on an Irish server. Circuit Judge Susan Carney said warrants issued under the federal Stored Communications Act reach only data stored within the United States.
- Tech bigwigs are all jumping into the political pool today. The New York Times discovered Paypal-cofounder and Gawker-fighter Peter Thiel has a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention on Thursday July 21st. And 140 tech executives and investors, including Steve Wozniak (Apple), Ev Williams (Twitter/Medium), Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia) and Vint Cerf (Internet/Google) signed a post on Medium from Katie Jacobs Stanton opposing the presumptive Republican nominee.
- The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Apple senior VP of software and services Eddy Cue about Apple's TV strategy. Cue sidestepped the question of offering a TV service saying, "Whether we're providing it or somebody else is, it really doesn't matter to us." He also said Apple is "not in the business of trying to create TV shows" and that Apple is not "actively trying to buy any studio." Cue says Apple is focused on the hardware and making it easy to get your shows with a simple voice command or no command at all.
- Valve issued a statement that it will begin sending cease-and-desist notices to third-party sites that use Steam's API to facilitate gambling. A Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player has sued several sites and accused Valve of being complicit. Valve denies that it has received any revenue form the sites. The gambling sites leverage the ability to buy sell and trade in-game items like Weapon Skins.
Discussion
- Tesla's Autopilot: Too Much Autonomy Too Soon
- Consumer Reports wants Tesla to rename its Autopilot. Tesla says no way.
- Autopilot's problems aren't all Tesla's fault, they're our own
- Cruise Control Can Be Dangerous
- Cruise Control Could Be Hazardous To Your Health
- Tesla Autopilot Explained - The Most Advanced Self-Driving Feature on the Market
- Tesla Has No Plans to Disable Autopilot Feature in Its Cars
- Video Compilation of Model S with Autopilot in Action
- A Tragic Loss
- Automakers Fret An Accident With Tesla Autopilot Could Set the Industry Back
Pick of the Day
- I want to pick Google Opinion Rewards that pays you Google Play Store credit for taking surveys. I'm aware that some of the audience is already uncomfortable with the amount of data Google has on them, but for those who don't mind trading a little more privacy for money (or Pokéballs) then give this a try." Available in: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Spain, France, and Germany.
- Submitted by Martin from thunderous East Sussex
Messages
- I emailed my team at work to remind them of our no camera policy on company property. Why? I spent some time playing Pokémon Go with my daughter and realized that while you can turn the AR off, it is on by default, and some folks may be playing the game on company grounds.
- Sent by Victor
- I got an email that among other things noted that because Pokéstops were placed on the site, they had a few outsiders climbing the fences to find them. So .... don't do that people.
- Sent by anonymous listener who works at a defense contractor
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