Tony Seba

Robert is joined this week by Tony Seba, world-renowned thought-leader, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, educator and the author of the Amazon #1 best-selling book “Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation: How Silicon Valley Will Make Oil, Nuclear, Natural Gas, Coal, Electric Utilities and Conventional Cars Obsolete by 2030.” Tony’s work focuses on the convergence of technologies, business models, and product innovations that disrupt the world’s major industries. Illustrating his approach by using the metaphor “A caterpillar is not a butterfly, and a butterfly is not a caterpillar with wings.” Tony explains how we must look at these challenges differently if we are to find a route to super-abundance.

Tony Seba, a renowned technologist and futurist from Stanford University, shares his insights with Daniel Bleakley about the rapid shift toward electric vehicles. They discuss predictable cost reductions in EV technology and how these changes are reshaping the automotive landscape. Seba highlights the electric revolution's impact on transportation, particularly in China, and notes the geopolitical transformations brought about by energy innovation. Their conversation also touches on the rising EV sales in Australia and the challenges that manufacturers face in keeping up with consumer demand.

Tony Seba from RethinkX discusses the Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation in a podcast. He predicts 2021 as the year for mainstream self-driving cars, leading to a 10X cheaper Transportation as a Service ecosystem. Seba foresees trillions of dollars in value from household auto expense savings in the 2020s. The podcast explores disruption advice for auto and oil companies facing major changes.

Guests Shannon Falconer, Jon McIntyre, and Tony Seba discuss the future of food, including lab-grown real meat for pets, plant-based products, and designing food like software. They touch on ethical meat production, sustainable alternatives, and the use of biotechnology to revolutionize food sourcing.

Gene Munster, a tech investor at Loup Ventures, and Tony Seba, an author and tech prophet, discuss the electric vehicle revolution and Elon Musk's impact. They explore the future of technology, Tesla's Model 3, autonomous electric vehicles, and the inevitable transition to electric vehicles, forecasting a shift in the automotive industry within the next decade.