Andrew J. Hawkins

Transportation editor

Andrew J. HawkinsNov 6, 2025

Tesla Roadster demo coming next April, Musk says.

The long-delayed, next-gen Roadster is maybe, finally going to see the light of day, Elon Musk said during the company’s shareholder meeting Thursday.

Production is scheduled to start 12-18 months after the demo, or sometime in mid-to-late 2027. The seemingly interminable delays have already caused MKBHD and Sam Altman to cancel their reservations. And Musk hedged on whether the April demo will actually take place. I’m sure the fact that Musk is planning the demo on April 1st isn’t a big red flag.

Andrew J. HawkinsNov 6, 2025

“I think we’re going to have to build a gigantic chip fab.”

Elon Musk just floated the idea of a chip fabrication facility, or “tera-fab,” to keep up with Tesla’s own demand for semiconductors. He was speaking during the company’s annual shareholder meeting, where he just was awarded a $1 trillion pay package tied to growing Tesla’s value by orders of magnitude.

Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package

Andrew J. Hawkins

Nov 6

Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package

Andrew J. HawkinsNov 6, 2025

Watch Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting livestream.

Tesla is holding its annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas, today, where investors will decide the fate of CEO Elon Musk’s enormous $1 trillion compensation package. The meeting starts at 4 pm ET and will be livestreamed on X.com.

The proposal is widely expected to pass, considering Musk’s popularity with retail shareholders, and his ability to vote his own extensive holdings. Polymarket currently has its likely passage at 94 percent, same as Kalshi.

Andrew J. HawkinsNov 6, 2025

Ford may pull the plug on the F-150 Lightning.

The Wall Street Journal cites unnamed sources at the company in its report on the electric truck’s possible demise.

In some respects, it makes sense. EV demand is much weaker now that President Trump killed the $7,500 EV tax credit. Electric trucks have always been a tough sell, with their big, expensive batteries pushing prices up higher than most consumers are willing to spend. And now Ford is heavily invested in a brand new EV platform, making the F-150 Lightning an awkward fit for the company’s future lineup.

Ford Considers Scrapping Electric Version of F-150 Truck

[Wall Street Journal]

Andrew J. HawkinsNov 6, 2025

Starlink bags another airline.

British Airway parent IAG announced Thursday a partnership with Elon Musk’s satellite internet company. Starlink will be available in more than 500 aircraft across IAG’s fleet, covering both short-haul flights in Europe and long-haul journeys overseas, with the first taking flight next year. IAG is the latest airline to ink a deal with Starlink; others include United Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, WestJet, Qatar Airways, and Air New Zealand.

British Airways Owner Signs Deal With Musk’s Starlink for Wi-Fi

[Bloomberg]

Andrew J. HawkinsNov 6, 2025

BMW’s voice assistant is getting an Alexa Plus upgrade — eventually.

We’ve been waiting for BMW’s next-gen voice assistant for a while now. The custom Alexa voice assistant for was initially announced in 2022, but progress has been slow in an attempt to build it around Amazon’s more capable LLM-powered Alexa Plus. Now BMW and Amazon say that customers will be able to experience it “soon.” How soon? We don’t know! Which models? Unclear!