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Todays show:

Anand Nandakumar joins Jason to discuss Halo Car’s technology (1:16), remote driving opportunities (12:07), the Cruise incident (35:17), and more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Anand Nandakumar joins Jason

(1:16) Halo Car's technology and vision for the future

(7:36) Economics and challenges of remote driving services

(10:04) Intercom - TWIST listeners can get 90% off Intercom’s platform at https://www.intercom.com/twist

(12:07) Remote driving job opportunities and cost of living impacts

(14:30) Synergy of remote and self-driving technologies

(19:27) Autonomous vehicle adoption and industry challenges

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(23:07) Economic challenges for autonomous vehicle companies

(30:47) Remote driving technology for consumers

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(35:17) Regulatory issues and performance of autonomous vehicles in different weathers

(41:34) How to experience Halo Car's technology

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