(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:48) Open
(1:53) cj's week: Decorations & Lions v. Rams
(8:08) Jeff's Week: IKEA + Thread
(9:34) Headline: Tesla Ditches Human Safety Monitors in Austin Robotaxi Test
(14:30) Headline: DoorDash Driver Arrested for Allegedly 'Seasoning' Arby’s Delivery with Pepper Spray
(17:06) Headline: A Close Call 350 Miles Up: Starlink and Chinese Satellite Nearly Collide
(19:55) Headline: Google's Interpreter in Your Earbuds Is Here
(23:41) DynaTech PowerHouse
This week’s show dives into Tesla’s bold, and big surprise, controversial move to remove all human safety monitors from its Austin robotaxi tests, despite at least seven reported crashes among heavy redactions that continue to raise regulatory eyebrows. Texas’ lighter rules make it ground zero for autonomy, even though Tesla’s fleet ambitions have shrunk dramatically.
Heading north next to Indiana, a DoorDash driver faces felony charges after allegedly spraying a customer’s meal with a mystery substance, prompting illness and a permanent platform ban.
Meanwhile in space, a nerve-wracking near-collision between a Starlink satellite and a Chinese spacecraft highlights the growing risks of orbital congestion and finger-pointing between operators.
Fortunately, back on Earth, Google Translate is encouraging inter-cultural communication by rolling out real-time audio translation through headphones, whispering 70+ languages directly into users’ ears.
All that and more in this episode of Nonsense. Pretty cool!
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Tesla starts testing robotaxis in Austin with no safety driver | TechCrunch
DoorDash driver faces felony charges after allegedly spraying customers’ food | TechCrunch
Starlink and Chinese satellites nearly collided last week | The Verge
Not a Big Reader? Google Translate Rolls Out Real-Time Audio Translation for Headphone Users | PCMag
DynaTech PowerHouse - BYTE Magazine September 1985