Tesla Robotaxis are Here | New iPhone Duo | Nvidia Buys HuggingFace

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Tesla has officially launched its Robotaxi service featuring the Cyber Cab, a vehicle designed specifically for autonomous rides without a steering wheel or pedals. While the app allows users to summon these cars similarly to Uber, there are notable design quirks, such as doors that open awkwardly and potentially into traffic lanes, which could pose safety challenges. The fleet currently operates only in Texas and Florida cities like Austin and Miami, with plans for a larger "robo van" for group travel arriving soon. Despite the futuristic appeal of driverless transport, the lack of traditional controls has drawn scrutiny from regulators; the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating whether Tesla's self-certification process complies with federal safety standards, raising questions about how long these vehicles might operate under temporary approvals before facing stricter oversight. In the world of artificial intelligence, a major shift occurred when Nvidia agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, effectively securing one of the most critical platforms for open-source AI models. Often referred to as the "GitHub of AI," Hugging Face is where developers share datasets and deploy machine learning models, making it an invaluable asset in the industry. The acquisition was driven by Nvidia's desire to prevent other companies from controlling this essential ecosystem, allowing them to expand their dominance into both hardware and software. This move solidifies Nvidia's position as a powerhouse in the AI sector, ensuring they maintain leadership over the tools that drive innovation across the technology landscape. Apple also made headlines with its new iPhone Duo, a foldable device featuring dual cameras designed for unique connectivity experiences like simultaneous FaceTime calls. However, the launch received mixed reactions, particularly regarding its high price tag, which ranges from $2,000 to $3,000, significantly more expensive than standard models like the upcoming iPhone 18. The narrator expressed disappointment that Apple did not release long-awaited Apple Glasses this year, instead opting for a foldable phone that feels like an incremental step rather than a revolutionary product. While the device offers interesting features such as hands-free usage and dual camera feeds, the high cost and lack of groundbreaking innovation suggest it may be a niche product that could eventually be discontinued if it fails to gain widespread popularity.

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Hello everybody. There's a lot that's been going on in this past week. We're going to talk about a few of those things. The first thing being that Tesla has finally launched their robo taxis. You can see it right here on their website. This is the Cyber Cab. This is their robo taxi. Uh and you can actually download this app right here to get one. Now, if we scroll down, uh this is of course what it looks like. Looks really cool. Uh interesting about the uh doors, by the way. I'll talk about that in a little bit. But this is just like an Uber ride. You're going to basically use your app. You're going to call your cyber cab. It's going to come pick you up and bring you to where it needs to go. Um, interestingly enough, what I've heard about these doors from a lot of different people is that the doors open really awkwardly. They don't minimize the distance that they come out. So, they actually kind of go into traffic. If you are on the right side of a road, it'll kind of go into traffic a little bit, which makes it difficult to open. But, let's keep scrolling. Anyways, just so you know, these cars cannot be driven like a normal car. So, like if you get in the car, even on the driver's side, it's not even going to have a steering wheel. You can't just get in there and drive it like a normal car. Um, so just something to note. Um, but if you come in here, they have right here, they have the Model Y and they have the Cyber Cab. The Cyber Cab is a lot smaller and this is mostly for like two people or a single person getting picked up. Then you have your Model Y. It's up to four passengers. Of course, it has four doors now. And then there's something interesting and I didn't hear a ton about this uh at least not for the launch at least is they have something called a robo van. This is arriving soon. This is not something that is available yet, but this has autonomous microtransit suitable for large groups and designed for accessibility. I'm just going to imagine it can fit about the same amount of people as a regular minivan. Maybe it's going to be more. Maybe it'll be like 12 people, uh, which would be a lot. But this design is just wild. I mean this is nothing like anything they have. This is just a wild design. We will see how this looks. Now you will note that autonomous robo taxi rides are currently being offered only in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando, and Tampa. So only Texas and Florida. As a person who just loves tech and technology and these types of things, I think this is amazing. At the same time, this is like really futuristic, right? These are the things that we thought might happen in our lifetime at some point. I thought maybe when I was old. Um, but it's happening. My in-laws live out in Dallas. So, I guarantee you he is seeing these right now. I'm going to give him a call after this, but I guarantee you he's seeing these. And this is happening even within his generation. And so, it's just really interesting how fast things have gone. With that being said, with this futuristic tech, especially not having a steering wheel or a way to break or other things that normal cars would have, it's come under fire. You can see right here it says Fed launches investigation into Tesla's cyber cab deployment. Now, this comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or the NHTSA. And basically what they said is, "Hey, we fully support the deployment of these autonomous vehicles, but we need to make sure that all of our laws are followed." The NHTCA said Friday that Tesla told the agency it self-certified the Cyber Cab as being compliant with all of the federal motor vehicle safety standards. Automakers traditionally self-certify whether their vehicles comply with FMVSS rules. Now, what I find just super interesting about this is that of course there's going to be a ton of compliance. Any vehicle on the road has a ton of rules and regulations around it. But when it comes to autonomous driving, apparently they just certified this themselves. And it talks about that right down here. I'm not going to go through this entire thing. This isn't the main point. But this is something called Zuks right here. This was in 2022. This is an Amazonowned autonomous vehicle that's self-certified. It's cube like robo taxi. But then it started to have some issues and took almost 4 years. And it talks about this right here, the final approval of almost 4 years later. And now they have full ability to use this. But it says right here, whether Tesla will face a similar long process is unclear. Zuk's navigated regulatory process under Biden and Trump administrations. So what does that actually mean? It means that as of right now, they're kind of using like temporary certifications to get cars on the road. Are they fully certified, everything signed off, all above board? Not yet. But they are temporarily allowed to do this, but that could linger on for many years. And if something goes wrong, those cars could be pulled depending on what they find. onto a totally separate story we have right here. Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion. It says, "If completed, the acquisition would put one of the most widely used platforms for sharing and working with open source AI models under Nvidia's ownership, expanding the chipmaker's reach further into the software and model ecosystem. Now, this is not shocking to me at all. I've personally used Hugging Face. I think it's a great platform. People call it the GitHub of AI or the GitHub of machine learning depending on what you're using it for. This is basically where developers or a lot of AI professionals go in order to deploy their AI models, shared data sets, and a ton of other things. It's an incredibly valuable platform. Is it worth $12.9 billion? Uh, it probably is to Nvidia, but I'm guessing to most other companies it would not be worth that much. But the reason why it got so much attention is because Hugging Face started to get offers from other companies. And of course, Nvidia is like, "Wait a second. We don't want someone else controlling this type of company. If you're going to sell it, we want to buy it." And so that's exactly what happened. So Jensen stepped in. He's like, "Hey guys, you know, if you want to if you want to sell your company, I'd be more than willing to make an offer. Why don't you just let me know?" And then he like ups it by like, you know, $5 billion or however much it is. If this goes through, and it most likely will, Nvidia is just going to set themselves up as an even bigger powerhouse in this world of AI that we are going through right now. So, I'm recording this yesterday, which is Wednesday, September the 9th. Apple's having their big event this year. And of course, John Turnis is the new CEO, as we talked about last week. That's a huge update. He's the new CEO of Apple. Doesn't happen very often. Tim Cook made this little funny intro. It was great. But as we discussed, every CEO kind of has their big product that they launch. And John got his opportunity to launch his new one, which is going to be called the iPhone Duo. This is basically a foldable phone with two cameras, a front camera and a center camera. And of course, it folds. Um, how does it actually look? I don't really like it. I think it's going to be okay. I think their current iPhone is one of the best products that they've ever created and now they've had it for so long they're just like, "Hey, we have to try something else." Um, and so they're trying a foldable phone. Will this be popular? In my opinion, no. Let's take a little bit of a closer look at this new iPhone Duo. >> I hope you're as excited as I am about the allnew iPhone. [music] >> Put [music] you on the gas. Do you want a plus one? Looking for a new sound. [music and singing] Can't touch what you become. Getting older except you. [music and singing] I don't know why. [music] You can use the big screen to connect with family and friends, both when iPhone Duo is fully open or propped on a surface for a hands-free experience. With dual capture and FaceTime, you can share both your front and rear camera feeds simultaneously, [music] so your friend can see you and what you're looking at. So, is it a cool product? Yeah, it's pretty cool, but I'm not going to buy it. It's $2,000 for the base model and goes up to $3,000 for like I think, let me see what it says over here. It says right here, iPhone Duo reportedly Apple's first foldable $2,000 price. It's going to be $2,000. I think it's going to be as high as $3,000 if you get, you know, more storage and, you know, all these different upgrades that you can make. So, it's going to be about $3,000 for the highest price or 2,000 for the cheapest. whereas their new iPhone 18 is like 1,100 or the uh iPhone 18 Pro Max is going to be like 1,600. So, it's, you know, a more expensive version than their other phones. With that being said, that is all we have for this week. I think the Tesla thing is huge. Uh robo taxis are hopefully coming to a city near you. Uh pending approval apparently. And then uh I was slightly I don't want to say I was disappointed, but I just was expecting more from Apple. I was really hoping for the Apple glasses. Didn't happen. Instead, we got the iPhone Duo, which just looks okay. Everything else was all focused around AI and just slight upgrades, but it was nothing crazy, like nothing super interesting in my opinion. It was all things that they've done in the past. Um, but we will see what comes of it. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe the iPhone is just going to be amazing. Everyone has one. They're the best product that they've ever made. I just don't think that's going to be the case. I think it's going to be probably one of those uh products that just does okay. Maybe they keep it going for a few years and then they'll discontinue it. That's my expectation. With that being said, thank you guys so much for watching. If you liked it, be sure to like and subscribe and I will see you next week.