Tesla 1Q24 Deliveries, What’s up With Tesla?, Ford Increases Bet on Hybrids, GM Shakes up Software Team
Today's Above Avalon Daily email covers the following topics:
Tesla 1Q24 Deliveries
What’s up With Tesla?
Ford Increases Bet on Hybrids
GM Shakes up Software Team
One member in the forum raised a good point regarding livestreaming Apple Immersive Video. Last year, Apple acquired WaveOne. We talked about the acquisition in the March 28th, 2023 update (available here). The company was in the business of AI algorithms for video compression. The takeaway from that acquisition wasn’t specific to livestreaming sports but rather the broader trend of consuming video and your surroundings on spatial computers.
Today’s update will be dedicated to the auto space.
A few quick notes regarding how we will approach the auto industry following Apple halting Project Titan. In summary, there won’t be any major changes to coverage.
It is good to keep abreast of what’s unfolding in the car industry as the market is too large for Apple to ignore. While the ingredients may not be in ripe for Apple’s entry over the next few years, we can’t rule out the company having renewed interest down the road.
Apple’s CarPlay initiative is one of the more promising integrations between first-party hardware and non-Apple hardware. There are plenty of related implications worth monitoring including Apple Services’ role on the road (maps, music, etc.). It is good to stay up to date as to how CarPlay is being embraced via vehicles sales trends etc.
Let’s jump into today’s update.
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Tesla Earnings, Tesla Lessons for Apple
Today's Above Avalon daily update includes the following stories:
Tesla Earnings
Tesla Lessons for Apple
Earnings season is upon us. The plan for this earnings cycle is to focus in particular on larger themes and base our discussions around any changes or developments to those themes. We will kick things off with Tesla and the auto space. After going over the main takeaways from Tesla’s earnings, we look at some lessons that Apple can learn from regarding how best to navigate the EV space.
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Tesla Earnings, Apple to Slow Hiring and Spending in Some Areas, Samsung Discloses Foldable Phone Shipments
Today's Above Avalon daily update includes the following stories:
Tesla Earnings
Apple to Slow Hiring and Spending in Some Areas
Samsung Discloses Foldable Phone Shipments
We kick things off with Neil’s thoughts on Tesla’s 2Q22 earnings and the two stories found with the company. The discussion then turns to Apple slowing hiring and spending in select areas. Neil goes over why he doesn’t think the move is necessarily a cost reduction initiative. The update concludes by going over Samsung’s disclosure regarding foldable phone shipments and what it tells us about the smartphone segment.
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