Autonomous Vehicles

Tesla’s second annual AI Day is coming up on September 30th. While the event is primarily geared toward recruiting talent for AI, software and chip development (confirmed by Elon on Twitter), it serves a second purpose of outlining the company’s…

Gene and Doug have different perspectives on how the Tesla story will play out over the next decade.

Takeaways: Another rough day in the market. Second time in a week that we’ve seen a two standard deviation move in the NASDAQ. Fear is controlling the market, and will continue until… who knows. Epic needling Apple with its Fortnite…

Takeaways: Chairman Powell had some encouraging language today suggesting that the Fed is getting ready to step up to the inflation challenge. Will have to wait till the end of the month until details from the Fed meeting. Apple has…

Takeaways: A reported $260B in developer earnings since the advent of the App Store in 2008, with Apple taking a 15-30% cut. Today in EVs: Apple wins Project Titan patents, including a multi-linkage vehicle door hinge; Tesla’s Model 3 sold…

Takeaways: Tesla announces that FSD subscriptions will increase to $12,000 starting Jan. 17th, the company’s intentions for doing so and whether or not FSD will be mandated in the future. Theranos: their ethos, our verdict, and the gray area between…

Gene and Doug discuss news for January 6th: Reports of Facebook nixing development of an MR OS in favor of a VR OS are to be expected. To call the metaverse early is an understatement, and big tech will be…

Gene and Doug discuss the market selloff and Fed roulette; respond to GM’s announcement of the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV, as a contender to Ford’s F-150 Lightning and Tesla’s Cybertruck; review a deal made by Amazon and Stellantis for EV…

Gene and Doug do a deep dive into Loup’s 2022 tech predictions. Takeaways: Apple and Facebook will battle for the spot as top performing FAANG stock, with both companies benefiting from anticipation around the metaverse. The reason for our optimism…

Over the last five years, we’ve made a habit of offering a few predictions for the year ahead. Here’s what we’re anticipating in 2022: 1. Apple and Facebook will duel for the spot as the top-performing FAANG stock in 2022,…

Gene and Rebecca discuss Tesla’s latest software update and conclude that it is a step forward. Takeaways: Tesla’s recent UI lays the groundwork for future user customization and highlights the potential for an app store. While many users see the…

For twenty years, the team at Loup has had a pulse on technology and a point of view on how that tech will change the world. The cutting edge of that change is frontier tech, driven today by AI, fintech,…