The Uber Self-Driving Car Tech Secrets Case Heats Up

It's Tuesday, October 3rd, and the most self-driving car tech secrets case is heating up reports made public yesterday revealed that the central character in the case, engineer Anthony Levin Douse Key, had direct communication with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, who is currently not the CEO of Uber. Both Levin Douse Key and Kalanick knew there were possibly some secrets from Google's self-driving car project literally stored in Levin Douse Key's closet according to a report prepared by cybersecurity firm Strasse Friedberg as part of Ebers' acquisition of self-driving trucking start-up Auto Levin Dosti.

Engineer Anthony Levin Douse Key came across some data disks in his home shortly after he left Google's self-driving car project, and he let Callen Ik know about the disks. The CEO said he wanted nothing to do with the disks and told Levin Douse Key to get rid of them. Levin Douse Key says he took the disks to a shredder but records of that are vague.

The report also details a long list of text messages amongst the key figures in the case, computer forensics probes that turned up odd findings, key communications with HR and so on. However, so far there seems to be no smoking gun that Uber intentionally ported Google's tech to their own self-driving car and truck projects.

Despite this, a billion-dollar-plus lawsuit is far from over. The situation will continue to unfold as more updates become available. In other news related to electric cars, General Motors (GM) wants to inform everyone that they think the electric car thing is here to stay. According to CEO Mary Barra, two new Eevee models will be joining the Chevy Volt in the next two years.

By 2023, just about five years from now, GM says Maura will have 20 electric cars in their lineup. In addition to these pure electric cars, vehicles that run on electricity generated from hydrogen-powered fuel cells are also part of the mix. These cars are essentially zero emission just like pure electric cars but can be refueled with gas like a gas-powered car.

The only by-product from this process is pure water. GM and Honda have been working on fuel cell cars for years now, and California is constantly expanding its hydrogen filling station infrastructure. This could serve as a bridge to an all-electric future while still providing the convenience of having gas stations.

Not alone in their vision of an electric car lineup are Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, Volkswagen, and many Japanese carmakers who are also saying that the future of driving is electric. As a result, it might be time for those long-term oil stock investment plans to be reconsidered.

Meanwhile, Digital Transcom has got its hands on the new Apple TV 4K streaming box. DT AV editor Caleb Dennison has been putting it through tests in the luxurious home theater room at their headquarters. The standout feature of this new device is its Siri integration for searching favorite shows, along with a 4k resolution update.

The Apple TV also features high dynamic range (HDR) support for improved picture quality and a lightning-fast interface. However, as noted by Caleb, it is priced at $180, which is nearly double the cost of a competitor like Roku's top-of-the-line ultra 4K streamer. Despite this higher price tag, the device just works very well and does its job admirably.

To learn more about Caleb's full review of the Apple TV, head over to Digital Transcom for the rest of the day's tech news as well as their social media pages on Facebook and YouTube. Remember to catch all of DT AV's podcasts on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for watching, and we'll see you again tomorrow!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enit's Tuesday October 3rd and the uber way most self-driving car tech secrets case is heating up reports made public yesterday revealed that the central character in the case engineer Anthony Levin douse key had direct communication with uber CEO Travis kalanick who is currently not CEO kind of and both knew there were possibly some secrets from Google's way no project literally in Levin Dow skis closet according to a report prepared by cyber security firm strasse Friedberg as part of Ebers acquisition of self-driving trucking start-up auto levin dosti came across some data disks in his home shortly after he left Google's self-driving car project he let Callen ik know and the CEO said he wanted nothing to do with the disks and to do what he needed to do as in get rid of them Levin dowse key says he took the disks to a shredder but records of that are vague the report also details a long list of text messages amongst the key figures in the case computer forensics probes that turned up odd findings key communications with HR and so on but so far there seems to be no smoking gun that uber intentionally ported Google's tech to their own self-driving car and truck projects but the billion dollar plus lawsuit is far from over so stay tuned and hit the link for all the latest updates more car news now in case you thought this electric car thing was just a passing fad GM would like you to know it thinks otherwise according to CEO Mary Barra two more new Eevee models will be joining the Chevy Volt in the next two years and by 2023 just about 5 years from now Maura says GM will have 20 electric cars in their lineup also in the mix vehicles that run on electricity generated from hydrogen-powered fuel cells cars that run on hydrogen fuel cells are essentially zero emission just like pure electric cars except you can gas them up just like a gas powered car the only by-product from the process is pure water GM and honda have been working on fuel cell cars for years now and California is constantly expanding their hydrogen filling station infrastructure so it could be a bridge of sorts to an all-electric future but with the convenience of gas as it worked GM isn't alone in their vision of an electric car lineup vulval Jaguar Land Rover BMW Volkswagen and many Japanese carmakers are all saying the future of driving is electric so you might want to rethink those long term oil stock investment plans hey we've got our hands on the new Apple TV 4k streaming box and DT AV editor Caleb Dennison has been putting it to the test in the luxurious home theater room here at DT HQ best new feature definitely Siri integration for searching for your favorite shows along with the 4k resolution update of course the new Apple TV also features high dynamic range or HDR support for improved picture quality and the interface is lightning quick nitpicks well it is $180 which is a whole lot more nearly double than what you'll pay for a competitor notably Roku's new top-of-the-line ultra 4k streamer but if you're a big-time Apple user and want to stay in the garden as it were what can we say it just works and very well at that check out Caleb's full review at the link then head on over to digital Transcom for the rest of the day's tech news as well as our Facebook page and YouTube channel and remember to catch all of our podcasts on iTunes or wherever you get yours thanks for watching we'll see you again tomorrowit's Tuesday October 3rd and the uber way most self-driving car tech secrets case is heating up reports made public yesterday revealed that the central character in the case engineer Anthony Levin douse key had direct communication with uber CEO Travis kalanick who is currently not CEO kind of and both knew there were possibly some secrets from Google's way no project literally in Levin Dow skis closet according to a report prepared by cyber security firm strasse Friedberg as part of Ebers acquisition of self-driving trucking start-up auto levin dosti came across some data disks in his home shortly after he left Google's self-driving car project he let Callen ik know and the CEO said he wanted nothing to do with the disks and to do what he needed to do as in get rid of them Levin dowse key says he took the disks to a shredder but records of that are vague the report also details a long list of text messages amongst the key figures in the case computer forensics probes that turned up odd findings key communications with HR and so on but so far there seems to be no smoking gun that uber intentionally ported Google's tech to their own self-driving car and truck projects but the billion dollar plus lawsuit is far from over so stay tuned and hit the link for all the latest updates more car news now in case you thought this electric car thing was just a passing fad GM would like you to know it thinks otherwise according to CEO Mary Barra two more new Eevee models will be joining the Chevy Volt in the next two years and by 2023 just about 5 years from now Maura says GM will have 20 electric cars in their lineup also in the mix vehicles that run on electricity generated from hydrogen-powered fuel cells cars that run on hydrogen fuel cells are essentially zero emission just like pure electric cars except you can gas them up just like a gas powered car the only by-product from the process is pure water GM and honda have been working on fuel cell cars for years now and California is constantly expanding their hydrogen filling station infrastructure so it could be a bridge of sorts to an all-electric future but with the convenience of gas as it worked GM isn't alone in their vision of an electric car lineup vulval Jaguar Land Rover BMW Volkswagen and many Japanese carmakers are all saying the future of driving is electric so you might want to rethink those long term oil stock investment plans hey we've got our hands on the new Apple TV 4k streaming box and DT AV editor Caleb Dennison has been putting it to the test in the luxurious home theater room here at DT HQ best new feature definitely Siri integration for searching for your favorite shows along with the 4k resolution update of course the new Apple TV also features high dynamic range or HDR support for improved picture quality and the interface is lightning quick nitpicks well it is $180 which is a whole lot more nearly double than what you'll pay for a competitor notably Roku's new top-of-the-line ultra 4k streamer but if you're a big-time Apple user and want to stay in the garden as it were what can we say it just works and very well at that check out Caleb's full review at the link then head on over to digital Transcom for the rest of the day's tech news as well as our Facebook page and YouTube channel and remember to catch all of our podcasts on iTunes or wherever you get yours thanks for watching we'll see you again tomorrow\n"