Aug
27
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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 624. Apple’s September event takes shape. iPhone 5s Secure Enclave hacked. iOS 11 features ‘panic’ mode. HomePod may require iOS device. Apple self-driving campus shuttle. Donate to Hurricane Harvey relief on iTunes. More Apple Pay feedback. Switching to T-Mobile. The power of polite persistence. iOS 11 split screen with “unopened” app. When you backup’s backup fails. Thoughts for Crash Plan refugees Thing of the Moment: Anker Hard Drive Docking Station.
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Hi Adam,
Had a comment about self-driving cars and the idea of cars-as-a-service. I love the idea of self-driving cars – especially with all the distracted drivers on the roads – but I haven’t bought into cars-as-a service. The major drawback I see is the risk of unavailability. And interestingly, this was unintentionally “highlighted” in the Aug 27 episode of the MacCast when your segment on Apple’s car projects was followed by a segment on donating to relief efforts after Hurricane Harvey. If some natural disaster was impending in my area, I would not want to depend on a company to provide a car for me and my family to evacuate. There may not be enough cars in the area, and we may end up paying a fortune to keep a car for an extended period of time (depending on the pricing model).
Maybe cars-as-a-service works better as a second car (own one car, subscribe to another).
Thank you for every episode of the MacCast.