Andrew J. Hawkins
The Verge
New York, NY, United States
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The EV revolution is on hold as the ‘Big Three’ autoworkers go on strike
Thousands of UAW members are now on strike after the union’s contract with the Big Three automakers expired. It is the first simultaneous strike of Ford, GM, and Stellantis. → Read More
Cruise unveils a wheelchair-accessible robotaxi, with plans to launch in 2024
Cruise unveiled its first wheelchair-accessible self-driving vehicle that it says could launch as soon as 2024. Disabled passengers have been advocating for more accessible driverless vehicles for years. → Read More
On the cusp of 24/7 service, robotaxis face pleas and protest in San Francisco
Waymo and Cruise are poised to expand robotaxi service in San Francisco to 24/7 operation. But city officials are concerned about blocked traffic, and some residents are using orange cones in protest. → Read More
San Francisco residents are disabling robotaxis with traffic cones.
Car critics in San Francisco are placing orange traffic cones on the hoods of Waymo and Cruise robotaxis in protest of an upcoming vote to allow the autonomous vehicles to operate at all hours. The cones cause the vehicles to stall in the middle of the road — which is a weird thing to do if janky robot cars blocking emergency vehicles is something you want to avoid. → Read More
Mercedes-Benz is the first German automaker to adopt Tesla’s EV charging connector
Mercedes-Benz says it will adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard connector, the first German automaker to do so. It joins Ford, GM, Volvo, and Rivian in making similar announcements. → Read More
VW will test its autonomous ID Buzz in the US starting this month
VW will deploy a fleet of 10 autonomous ID Buzz microbuses in Austin as part of a robotaxi pilot, with plans to launch a commercial service in 2026. → Read More
VW in talks to adopt Tesla’s EV charging plug, but Toyota is staying silent
Volkswagen and Toyota, two of the largest automakers in the world, have yet to decide whether they will adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard. But that could change in the days to come. → Read More
Chevy kills the $40,000 Silverado EV.
Another entry-level electric truck is no more. Today the embargo lifted on Chevy’s press junket in Ann Arbor to test out the upcoming Silverado EV, and while the power and range impressed many, the updated pricing information left a lot to be desired. The originally promised $40,000 base model (available in 2024) is now set to start at $50,000. It’s almost as if announcing pricing a year or more… → Read More
Lucid Motors strikes deal to power Aston Martin’s future lineup of EVs
Lucid Motors and Aston Martin struck a $232 million supply deal for powertrain technology. Lucid’s EV motors and batteries will power Aston Martin’s future models. → Read More
Here come the electric buses
The number of electric buses on the road in the US is set to double after the US Department of Transportation announced $1.7 billion in new funding for 46 states and territories. → Read More
‘Foul play’ suspected in electric truck fire.
Nikola Motors says “multiple” battery-electric trucks were damaged in a fire at its facility in Arizona. But while there have been several incidents of EV battery fires in recent years, the company claims that these fires may not have been accidental. → Read More
Ford receives $9.2 billion government loan for EV battery factory projects
Ford will receive $9.2 billion in government loans to help fund three EV battery factories in the US. The Energy Department program aims to support advanced manufacturing and EV production. → Read More
Heavy-duty trucks would be required to have automatic emergency braking under new US rule
Heavy-duty trucks over 10,000 pounds in weight would be required to have automatic emergency braking under a new rule proposed by the Biden administration. → Read More
Automakers can’t quit manual transmissions so they’re cramming fake stuff into EVs
Fake manual transmission is basically like playing a simulator. → Read More
Mercedes-Benz is first to get approval to sell partially autonomous vehicles in California
Mercedes is the first company to get DMV approval. → Read More
Uber needs you to make greener choices so it can go carbon neutral by 2030
Uber unveiled a bunch of new products to push customers to make greener choices, like showing them how much emissions they avoid by using EVs. → Read More
Robot kills dog.
Well that’s a terrible headline! An autonomous Waymo vehicle struck and killed a small dog in San Francisco last month, according to an incident report spotted by TechCrunch. Waymo says the accident was unavoidable, and of course over a million pets are mowed down by human drivers every year. Still, this incident will be an interesting test of my theory about AVs, which is that while we have an… → Read More
New York City sues Kia and Hyundai over car thefts that went viral on TikTok
The Kia Boys have stolen thousands of Kia and Hyundai vehicles. → Read More
Volvo aims to shake up the EV market with the affordably priced EX30 compact SUV
Volvo is jumping back into the compact electric SUV market. → Read More
Honda announces Acura ZDX will be first EV with Google built-in
The 2024 Acura ZDX will come with native Google apps, like Maps, Assistant, and Play. It is the first EV from Honda to feature Google built-in. → Read More