About this episode

The episode discusses Rivian's rejection of CarPlay in favor of voice and AI control, raising questions about safety and data control, along with updates on Tesla and AI voice recreation of Stan Lee.

Rivian’s rejection of CarPlay and physical buttons in favor of voice and AI control sees to question safety, convenience, data control, and long-term car software support. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, Web Bixby, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, and Jim Rea question whether Rivian has other motives, and then dive into Tesla updates, AI voice recreation of Stan Lee, Spider-Man ticket promotions, Dashlane concerns, and Andy Ihnatko’s new site.

People in this episode

Host: Chuck Joiner

Guests: David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, Web Bixby, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea

Topics covered

• CarPlay rejection
• voice control
• AI control
• safety
• data control
• Tesla updates
• AI voice recreation

Keywords

• Rivian
• CarPlay
• voice control
• AI
• Tesla
• Stan Lee
• Dashlane
• Spider-Man

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rivian, Tesla

Products: CarPlay, Dashlane

Books & works: Andy Ihnatko’s new site

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