Autonomous Vehicles

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,…

Last year, we predicted a few items for this year’s gift guide: AirTags | $29 | Apple’s network-driven approach to tracking your stuff. AirPods Studio [AirPods Max] | $549 | The ultimate AirPods listening experience. Tickets to Broadway | $29+…

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,…

Patience is a virtue. We recently gathered data from the nine companies leading the race to build fully autonomous systems for passenger cars. Almost all companies are finding that delivering full self-driving is slow going, more challenging than believed six…

Regional air cargo transportation networks are under pressure from the growing demand for ecommerce delivery. A labor shortage among pilots compounds the challenge facing operators. According to a new report from OliverWyman, 83% of regional cargo operators can’t recruit enough talent. Moreover,…

As investors, we review thousands of company decks every year. Often times, we underweight the total addressable market (TAM) slide, given every company seems to advertise a massive TAM. We’ve lost some faith in said company’s ability to reasonably estimate…