Tesla's We, Robot Event: Let’s Not Get Nuanced

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David discuss everything from the new Kindles that were just announced to the We, Robot Tesla event. We also get into the SpaceX rocket that was caught after its launch and some of the new AI Adobe features that were announced at Adobe Max. There was a lot to get into! Enjoy!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:14 New Studio video
05:00 New Kindles
09:45 A new iPad Mini
15:13 Trivia question
16:53 AT&T (Sponsored)
17:46 Miro (Sponsored)
18:48 We, Robot event reactions
01:06:59 Trivia question
01:08:12 Shopify (Sponsored)
01:10:21 Netsuite (Sponsored)
01:11:26 SpaceX caught a rocket
01:20:23 Adobe Max
01:35:20 Trivia answers
01:39:45 Outro

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David got the wardrobe of a Persian king

[davidbaltussen]

The European mind cannot comprehend the American way of trying to do public transport without actually doing public transport

[sbunchukov]

The issue in the U.S. isn’t that Elon Musk created self-driving cars, but rather that the country’s infrastructure was built in a way that prioritizes cars over green spaces, walkability, and public transportation. Unlike cities like Vienna, which have abundant greenery, pedestrian zones, underground parking, and sidewalks that encourage walking, the U.S. faces a systemic, governmental problem in how urban planning has been done—not a technological one.

[niveda]

David bringing up the calculator analogy in contrast to Marques's deep question is the best moment EVER on this podcast... It was just PERFECT.

[drsaintdc]

Ellis needs his own 15 minute show. Too much charisma sitting over there.

[wiggerlywoo]

"stadiums still need parking lots because of deliveries" is such a poor take. What? You need parking for 20, 000 because you have 10 truck deliveries a day?

[thetravellersboots]

Guys guys, there's a difference between hopping straight up and an orbital launch. SpaceX is landing and catching boosters that send stuff to orbit. It actually flies back. Even if the earth wasn't rotating, it would still be a significant challenge.

[StanHandler]

"Are you worse at math because you can use a calculator? Yes." David came with the best wardrobe & best one line today.

[Sbrnsandy]

took so long to upload the podcast because everyone was entranced by David’s shirt holy hell 😅

[ummon]

I live in San Francisco next to one of the Waymo garages/warehouses. I see probably a couple dozen of them self-driving in my own and nearby neighborhoods every day, and they're already driving at least as well as the average driver. They're definitely more cautious in some cases, which doesn't always mean better driving, but they're very consistent in terms of following the rules of the road which means when you're sharing the road with them you can be absolutely certain how they will behave which is an enormous advantage over random human drivers. So, the larger the percentage of self-driving cars the safer the roads should be, and the better the driving experience is for human drivers as well.

[_daniel.rad_]

For people who haven't done their dishes yet, do it now!!!

[ashish.pakabear]

As a ex-rocketeer mechanical engineer transitioning into robotics engineers with AD, the amount of calculations and stress that rocketeers go through is just insane. And the entire 398ft tall feature lauches splits and lands back "between tweezers" whiile thrust vectoring with 33 Raptor engines on the booster and six Raptor and Raptor Vacuum (RVac) engines on the Starship is just the best show on earth? Huge props to Elon for the vision. As an Indian don't even get me started on how impressive the rocket/ jet engine technology and the marvels of the sub-cooled liquid methane (CH4) and liquid oxygen (LOX), let alone the incredible design.

[JamesOKeefe-US]

7:29 "Audio listeners, I am staring blankly at David" OMG, best line 😂😂😂

[bryan]

52:35 Robotaxi is the service, and Cybercab and Robovan are the vehicles

[MichaelSmith-zwfu]

Wow, Jacob Collier sitting for David was quite the "get" for todays episode.

[kenibarwick]

57:58 whilst I agree there is a branding problem at Tesla right now, most folks are missing the obvious. Think about everything Elon is doing is going to Mars. Cybertruck; Mars Utility Vehicle. Optimus: First Martians. All the Hail Mary’s are actually goals for things he needs on Mars…. So, will the RoboTaxi come out? Absolutely, more data to feed the AI to help Optimus

[pierre.a.larsen]

Kind of sad seeing you young guys acting like old men. Conservative, negative, grumpy, no vision and even worse: lacking in knowledge/understanding

[jandmharper]

If you guys want to do a deep-dive interview episode about space tech, y'all should interview Everyday Astronaut (Tim Dodd).

[fidaananver]

I see ppl here complaining that they didnt do the dishes cz the pod wasnt out. Kinda unrelated but idk why but I sometimes listen to the podcast while I do math and stuff like that for school 😭

[johnparitosh]

I think the most obvious way to use the car is as a family car share. Dad uses it for work, sends it to his daughter to get her to a wedding, she sends it to her mother who's doing some shopping, etc. As well as a friend network, neighbor, company.