On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Tesla unveils an electric, autonomous semi-truck, and version 2.0 of the Tesla Roadster. We break down Tesla’s impact on commerce and  transportation, and much more!

Podcast

What We’re Playing With

Andy: Rise of the Tomb Raider
Tosin: iPhone X, Xbox One X, Fitbit Charge 2
Dwayne: Echo Plus and Whole Foods:Union Station

Headlines: Tesla Semi

• This is the Tesla semi truck
  • Everything You Need to Know About Tesla’s New Electric Semi Truck
    • This ex-trucker has some questions about the Tesla Semi
• One More thing
  • Tesla unveils the new Roadster
    • TESLA’S NEW SECOND-GENERATION ROADSTER WILL BE THE FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR EVER MADE
  • Can they pull this off?
    • Forget the Roadster and the Semi “” Tesla’s fate still hinges on the Model 3
    • Bold move a good move
      • Tesla is seemingly taking a big risk with the Semi and new Roadster “” but it just might work
    • Some call it a distraction
      • Tesla is getting dangerously distracted
    • SUPERB Early Adoption
      • (Walmart will test Tesla Semi trucks for transporting merchandise
      • One of Tesla’s first Semi truck buyers is a Canadian grocery chain

Audible Book of the Week

• The Rise, the Fall, and the Resurgence of the Electric Car By John Fialka
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Music Break: Truckin’ by Grateful Dead

• Tesla faces a fight on electric trucks from engine maker Cummins

Music Break: East Bound and Down by Jerry Reed

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Verge Supercut: Tesla Unveils Semi Truck and Roadster

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Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all.

Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.