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Andrew J. Hawkins

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    Fewer EVs will qualify for the federal $7,500 tax credit under updated rulesFewer EVs will qualify for the federal $7,500 tax credit under updated rules
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    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Ford just isn’t into the whole driverless thing anymore.

    Five months after it pulled the plug on its autonomous vehicle division Argo.ai, Ford is continuing to divest itself from fully driverless technology. Today, the company filed a notice with the feds that basically retreats from its former position of wanting to deploy vast numbers of robot vehicles. The reason?

    We believe the road to fully autonomous vehicles, at scale, with a profitable business model, will be a long one.

    Long car rides are the worst, right?

    Waymo retires its Chrysler Pacifica minivans as it switches to an all-electric robotaxi fleetWaymo retires its Chrysler Pacifica minivans as it switches to an all-electric robotaxi fleet
    Lamborghini’s first plug-in hypercar is the Aventador-replacing Revuelto

    Revuelto (pronounced rey-WEL-to) either means ‘unruly’ or refers to a dish of creamy scrambled eggs. Either way, it will replace the Aventador as Lamborghini’s flagship vehicle.

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    Kia sees an opening to dominate the full-size electric SUV segment with its big, boxy EV9Kia sees an opening to dominate the full-size electric SUV segment with its big, boxy EV9
    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Andrew J. Hawkins
    The Succession-lidar connection revealed.

    Watching the Season 4 premier of Succession, I remember asking myself, what’s up with this opulent mansion where the Roy children are plotting their comeback? Who lives there? Why so many statues? So many questions!

    The answer blew my mind. The mansion, which is located in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, is owned by Austin Russell, the 28-year-old co-founder and CEO of Luminar, the lidar manufacturer and autonomous vehicle software company. As ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick once said, “Laser is the sauce.” How true.

    The mansion in Succession’s season 4 premiere belongs to a real-life billionaire with a struggling company

    [Quartz]

    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Important Tesla Cybertruck windshield wiper update.

    We here at The Verge are heavily invested in the greatest debate of our time: what kind of windshield wiper Tesla will eventually install on its hilariously impractical Cybertruck. Previous versions include comically large and comically undersized. Now, according to Electrek, it appears Tesla is toying with the idea of no wiper at all. Just naked and free. The EV version of Drew Barrymore joyfully dancing in the rain.

    Who needs a windshield wiper anyway?
    Who needs a windshield wiper anyway?
    Image: Cybertruck Owners Club
    Lucid Motors recalls Lucid Air sedan for a defect that could cause a loss of powerLucid Motors recalls Lucid Air sedan for a defect that could cause a loss of power
    Ford teases new ‘Millennium Falcon’-like electric truck, codenamed ‘Project T3’Ford teases new ‘Millennium Falcon’-like electric truck, codenamed ‘Project T3’
    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Andrew J. Hawkins
    The Great American Bus Crisis.

    A private bus route from my town in New Jersey to New York City was just cancelled because the pandemic has wiped out ridership. But apparently the problem is much, much worse than just that one route.

    Nearly half of private US bus companies have shut down since 2019, according to the American Bus Association, and more could close as work-from-home policies have altered commuting patterns and more people turn to driving amid the pandemic.

    “There were about 3,000 bus companies in 2019, there’s closer to 1,500 or 1,600 bus companies left,” American Bus Association President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Pantuso said in an interview. “It’s possible we could lose more.”

    That is very bad.

    New Jersey to NYC Commuters Face Disruption as DeCamp Bus Route Ends

    [Bloomberg.com]

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