Volkswagen

Howard Lutnick: How America Can Hit 6% GDP Growth in 2026

All-In Podcast

European auto manufacturer whose business could be affected by Chinese EV dumping.

Israel Adesanya: Becoming World Champion Was The Lowest Day Of My Life!

The Diary Of A CEO

Mentioned in the context of 'beat up Honda' driving and preparing for sports cars.

#158-Brian Deer: A tale of scientific fraud—Andrew Wakefield & the belief that vaccines cause autism

Peter Attia MD

A company mentioned in the context of rigging results for fuel emissions, drawing parallels to the scientific fraud.

Why Europe Failed to Dominate Tech

ColdFusion

E74: Market update, inverted yield curve, immigration, new SPAC rules, $FB smears TikTok and more

All-In Podcast

Its emissions scandal is brought up as an example of how whistleblowers and the press regulated harmful corporate behavior.

Founder of Dyson on How to Turn the Mundane into Magic — Sir James Dyson

Tim Ferriss

A German automotive manufacturer, mentioned as an incumbent whose car production costs were significantly lower than Dyson's projected electric car costs.

Mary Karr — Memoirs on Creative Process and Finding Gifts in the Suffering | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

The brand of car that Karr jumped out of while hitchhiking in California, a traumatizing experience that spurred her to change her life.

Sebastian Thrun: Flying Cars, Autonomous Vehicles, and Education | Lex Fridman Podcast #59

Lex Fridman

Automaker that participated in the DARPA Grand Challenge.

Diane Greene at Startup School 2013

Y Combinator

Mentioned in a customer's email as a comparison for the perceived intelligence of the VMware team.

Tom Preston Werner at Startup School 2012

Y Combinator

Used as an example of a company whose product design choices (like a flower vase in the dashboard of the Beetle) could be detrimental.

2025 Predictions: Tech, Business, Media, Politics!

All-In Podcast

European auto OEM, whose future is questioned in the face of industry pressures.

The More Successful You Are The Longer You'll Live! Will Storr

The Diary Of A CEO

Automotive company featured in a 1960s ad that revolutionized marketing by showing the product as a 'light figure' helping the hero, rather than focusing on statistics.

Bee AI: The Wearable Ambient Agent

Latent Space

Implied in the context of automotive technology and AI.