About
RAKESH AGRAWAL
I am Senior Director of Product at Audible.
I have been designing and marketing Internet services since 1993. I have worked at Tellme, AOL Search, uReach Technologies, washingtonpost.com and startribune.com.
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- For some reason there is a huge surplus of Disneyland 2020 merchandise. Can’t put my finger in it. https://t.co/ZzzFY0j1Gg 12 hours ago
- Generally speaking - and this applies to google maps app - if you’re going to be driving through areas with known p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 20 hours ago
- #tesla auto steer absolutely sucks on really windy roads. (Like to Big Sur.) frequently crosses over center lane. M… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 20 hours ago
- #travel how is it that hotel reservation systems aren’t designed to flag birthdays when checking in? They program i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
- One reason he might not pardon all of the rioters: still has the senate trial hanging over his head. Otherwise, I’m… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
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Category Archives: cars
Autonomous vehicles are going to affect a lot of jobs
Autonomous vehicles will change society in more fundamental ways than most imagine. Yes, there are the obvious ways that everyone talks about: driverless Ubers, automated trucks, cities without private vehicle ownership. But there is a large ecosystem of occupations that … Continue reading
Autonomous vehicles are going to change the world in more ways than you know
Autonomous vehicles will change society in more fundamental ways than most imagine. Yes, there are the obvious ways that everyone talks about: driverless Ubers, automated trucks, cities without private vehicle ownership. But there is a large ecosystem of occupations that … Continue reading
Tellme about Ford
Yesterday marked my one year anniversary at Tellme. I spent the day where I started a year earlier: at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Coincidentally, Ford officially announced its next generation of SYNC, which incorporates Tellme services. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in cars, launchpad, microsoft, mobile, mobile search
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Dash-ing out of the gate
The Dash portable navigation device I wrote about earlier is now shipping. Dash has dropped the price $200 from the initial pre-order pricing. It’s the first true two-way connected PND on the market, using cellular data for search, traffic and … Continue reading
Posted in cars, consumer electronics, dash, gps, local search, maps
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Smarts coming to the USA
The Smart is coming to the United States. Smart, part of Mercedes, is a tiny car that you’ll often see in Europe. The car holds two people and two bags. I rented two of these in Italy in 2002. When … Continue reading
Posted in cars, environment, travel
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Your car’s computer – friend or foe?
Today’s WSJ has a story that vividly illustrates the tradeoffs that technology can offer between privacy and security (subscription required). The story explores how the increased data that cars collect can be used: That data could be crucial to guiding … Continue reading
Algorithms versus car dealers
My car dealer gave up on the battle. I got my car back from the dealer today and saw the sticker at right on my windshield. On my previous visits, they always put on a sticker telling me to come … Continue reading
Posted in cars, consumer electronics
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