Andrew J. Hawkins

Transportation editor

Andrew is transportation editor at The Verge, He covers electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft, public transit, policy, infrastructure, electric bikes, and the physical act of moving through space and time. Prior to this, he wrote about politics at City & State, Crain’s New York Business and the New York Daily News. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two kids, and many different brands of peanut butter.

Tesla’s revenue rises again as it prepares for more AI and robotics

Andrew J. HawkinsApr 22

BMW’s flagship 7 Series gets its ‘Neue Klasse’ upgrade

Andrew J. HawkinsApr 22

Mercedes’ first all-electric C-Class is its sportiest one yet

Andrew J. HawkinsApr 20

Tesla launches robotaxis in Dallas and Houston, and oops, it’s already unavailable

Andrew J. HawkinsApr 20

A tornado hit Rivian’s factory in Illinois.

The storm struck Friday evening, causing damage to one of the buildings in Rivian’s facility. A photo posted on Reddit showed the inside of Building 2 with the roof partially collapsed. No one was injured, and in an email to staff, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said the building will be back up and running this week:

While Building 2 has sustained damage and is closed for the time being as we complete our assessments, I am incredibly relieved to share that there were no injuries at our plant. We anticipate resuming operations in Building 2 this week. Operations at other facilities continue as planned.

Ford’s EV and software chief Doug Field is leaving the company

Andrew J. HawkinsApr 15

Most people still don’t want anything to do with robotaxis

Andrew J. HawkinsApr 15

Waymo opens it up to everyone in Orlando and Miami.

The company said today its robotaxis in the two Florida cities would be available to anyone using its ridehail app. Waymo typically invites select riders on a rolling basis before opening up its service to anyone with the app. The company take riders on Miami’s freeways, so routes could be a little quicker than usual.

Image: Waymo

Andrew J. HawkinsApr 15

‘A data center should not be a potential death sentence for a community’s health.‘

The NAACP is suing xAI to block Elon Musk’s Colossus 2 data center project outside of Memphis, TN, claiming that the project is operating 27 gas turbines without an air permit and in violation of the Clean Air Act.

“By looking to evade clear air laws to operate dirty turbines that emit pollution and known carcinogens, these companies are following a shameful, familiar pattern: asking Black and frontline communities to bear the toxic brunt of ‘innovation,” said Abre’ Conner, NAACP Director of Environmental and Climate Justice.

NAACP lawsuit accuses Elon Musk’s xAI of polluting Black neighborhoods near Memphis

[the Guardian]

Andrew J. HawkinsApr 14

BMW kills the iX in the US, but is still bullish on EVs.

The iX is the latest EV to meet an untimely death in America, where policy decisions are propelling us backward rather than forwards. But discontinuing the iX — first reported by BMW Blog (we love it when an enthusiast blog breaks news ) — isn’t the end of BMW’s EV journey in the US. The German automaker is shifting to its next-gen Neue Klasse platform, with the new iX3 set to arrive in just a few months.

Exclusive: BMW Is Discontinuing the iX in the U.S. — Here's What Replaces It

[BMW BLOG]

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