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Andrew J. Hawkins

Andrew J. Hawkins

Transportation editor

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    Cruise wasn’t hiding the pedestrian-dragging video from regulators — it just had bad internetCruise wasn’t hiding the pedestrian-dragging video from regulators — it just had bad internet
    GM and Honda join forces to make hydrogen fuel cells for ‘various products’GM and Honda join forces to make hydrogen fuel cells for ‘various products’
    Porsche’s second-ever EV will be an electric Macan SUV, starting at $80,450

    The Macan is expected to go into production in the latter half of 2024.

    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Tesla warns of sales growth slowdown as it prepares for next-gen launch in late 2025Tesla warns of sales growth slowdown as it prepares for next-gen launch in late 2025
    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Andrew J. Hawkins
    No car company has taken up Tesla’s offer to license FSD.

    In an earnings call, Elon Musk said it might be because they “still don’t believe it’s real.” He claimed that Tesla is still in talks with other automakers to license the advanced driver-assist feature, that despite the misleading name still requires driver’s to pay attention to the road while using.

    Over 400,000 cars in North America have the feature, Musk said. Tesla just started rolling out v12, which uses neural nets “end-to-end” to control the vehicle’s functions.

    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Why do EVs hate the cold?

    The good people at Vox’s Today Explained had me on recently to talk about why all those Teslas were breaking down in Chicago during the recent cold snap. EVs and cold weather! Not a good mix!

    But as a dad who’s suffered years of emotional abuse from listening to the Frozen soundtrack too many times, the opening song was a bit triggering.

    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Apple’s secretive car project is still [idiom meaning ‘going nowhere’].

    In light of Mark Gurman’s latest report in Bloomberg, I’ve made this Mad Lib about Apple’s long-suffering non-existent car project. Enjoy.

    Apple is [verb ending in -ing] its decade-old project to build a car, pivoting to a [adjective] design with the intent to introduce a [adjective] car by [year].

    After previously envisioning a truly [adjective] car, Apple now is working on a [noun] with [adjective] features, according to [noun] with knowledge of the project.

    The company’s efforts to build a car have been [adjective], cycling through [number] executives and iterations, and likely will [verb] several more times before [verb ending in -ing].

    Apple Car EV Set to Debut in 2028 With Limited Autonomous Driving

    [Bloomberg]

    GM is getting rid of ‘Ultra Cruise’ branding as it reevaluates its ADAS programGM is getting rid of ‘Ultra Cruise’ branding as it reevaluates its ADAS program
    Ford’s new 48-inch digital dashboard is a lot of Android for one car

    The 2024 Lincoln Nautilus will get the new supersized screen, with other models to follow. And yes, it still supports CarPlay and Android Auto.

    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Rivian adds R1S SUV to its leasing program.

    Customers in a handful of states have been able to lease the R1T electric truck since last November. Now the R1S SUV is getting in on the action. Prices depend on the trim and motor configuration. For example, a quad-motor R1S with the large battery pack can be had for $1,157 a month, excluding taxes and fees.

    And while customers who buy the R1S can only get half of the $7,500 EV tax credit in the US, those who lease the SUV get access to the whole credit.

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