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Autonomous Cars, Autonomous Tunneling and… Autonomous Homes?

Built 2 Scale · 26 Sept 2025 · 56m

What this episode covers

Hosts Matt Perrott and Scott Wilcox discuss Jensen Huang's circular investment strategy involving Nvidia, OpenAI, and Oracle, and the rise of non-Apple wearables like the Oura Ring and Meta Ray-Ban glasses. They explore the concept of 'device-less' autonomous homes with embedded AI workstations, the future of autonomous driving via Wayve's camera-only approach, and The Boring Company's autonomous tunneling technology. The episode also covers CEO Tobi Lutke's long-term data strategy and the hosts' updated AI power rankings.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Nvidia, OpenAI, Oracle, Intel, Elycium, Wayve, The Boring Company, Shopify
Products
Meta Ray-Ban, Oura Ring, iPhone 17 Pro, AirPods 3
Also
Tobi Lutke, Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, Brett Adcock, Dario Amodei, Mira Murati

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