John Koetsier

TechFirst with John Koetsier

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Deep tech conversations with key innovators in AI, robotics, and smart matter ...

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John Koetsier

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Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Full self-driving cars within 3 years? Expert says yes ... 16.12.2019

We’re talking about autonomous driving ... specifically … how soon we can expect self-driving cars? And what changes will they bring in our economy and our society? My guest is Blair Lacorte, the president of AEye, a Silicon Valley company that “develops advanced vision hardware, software and algorithms that act as the eyes and visual cortex of autonomous vehicles.” He says: we’ll have self-drivin...

iOS spellcheck's massive failure: a symptom of Apple's bad AI? 04.12.2019

We talk to Robert Scoble about iOS spellcheck: is it really that bad (yes), why it's that bad (privacy?), and how this will impact Apple's competitiveness against Google and Android. "80% said it got at least a little worse than before than two years ago" "Swipe is a good new feature that comes with this system, but it's an immature system. It hasn't been trained very well." "I had dinner with the...

Tesla Cybertruck: Automotive designer Fede Ponce on why he ordered 27.11.2019

You either love Cybertruck or you hate it. Designer Fede Ponce has worked for Nissan and BMW. He's currently consulting with Mercedes, and won awards for his work on the Iron Man and Thor movies. He's worked on autonomous vehicles and heads-up displays. Hear why he's ordered a Tesla Cybertruck.

Amazon's smart home VP on the future of smart home (and what he has in his smart house) 25.11.2019

chat with Amazon VP of smart home Daniel Rausch about: what’s in HIS smart home what drives consumer adoption why voice is better than phones for a smart phone hub the growth of the Alexa universe Amazon’s new “Certified for Humans” program, which lets you set up device by voice alone Alexa’s new “Did You Mean” feature Making smart homes … actually smart Alexa Guard, which makes your home look lik...

Are we wasting billions on smart home tech? 19.11.2019

Are we wasting billion on smart home technology? 70% of smart home tech that gets returned ... has nothing wrong with it. TechSee CEO Eiten Cohen surveyed smart home owners to find out what the biggest problems are ... and gives us the goods.

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