Andrew J. Hawkins 🚇🚌🚲🛴

Transportation editor at @verge / DM for Signal etc / @vox_union

[Andrew J. Hawkins 🚇🚌🚲🛴 @andyjayhawk]

Call it the GTA VI of electric supercars. The Tesla Roadster took so long to reach production that it overshot its own relevance. Maybe it should have stayed vaporware. My latest in The Verge https://t.co/j6lek3RMbn

[Today, Explained @today_explained]

Elon Musk has had inappropriate relationships with SpaceX employees. Tesla shareholders knew that, and chose to reward him with a massive payday anyway.

@wsj's @joe_palazzolo and @Verge’s @andyjayhawk explain.
https://t.co/5uQOqk1iod

[Bike Bus World @BikeBusWorld]

“Bike buses have taken the internet by storm. Now, a new organization is working to launch them all over the world.”

“School buses run on gas; bike buses run on joy.”

‘Advocates Unite to Start a Worldwide Bike Bus Revolution’ by @StreetsblogUSA https://t.co/qcBqQC3zFT

[Vox Media Union @vox_union]

Today, we stand in solidarity with our @WGAEast colleagues to demand that @voxmedia, and all media companies, publicly commit to never replacing human workers with AI tools. #JournalismNeedsHumans

[BikePortland @BikePortland]

The bike bus world came together in Brooklyn today

@CoachBalto @BergenBikeBus @SFBikeBus @BIKABOUT @andyjayhawk #bikebus

(click pic for full story ⬇️)
https://t.co/E1pQwNkqhU

[Andrew J. Hawkins 🚇🚌🚲🛴 @andyjayhawk]

@alanisnking @carsandbids Congrats!

[Andrew J. Hawkins 🚇🚌🚲🛴 @andyjayhawk]

@CoachBalto 100%

[Andrew J. Hawkins 🚇🚌🚲🛴 @andyjayhawk]

can confirm

[Sam Balto @CoachBalto]

If anyone is wondering starting a #BikeBus as a parent is harder than starting it as a teacher.

[Andrew J. Hawkins 🚇🚌🚲🛴 @andyjayhawk]

Also enjoyed chatting with @rameswaram about how robotaxis could eventually spread across the US in the future https://t.co/g3IOpKf9Ne

[Today, Explained @today_explained]

🤖 Robotaxis are on the rise 🚕

@sfstandard’s @elindqw explains why people are flipping her off for using them.

@verge’s @andyjayhawk explains how long before one pulls up in front of you.

https://t.co/cVnXmOmXa5

[Andrew J. Hawkins 🚇🚌🚲🛴 @andyjayhawk]

Had fun talking to the TWiT guys about why robotaxis keep breaking down in SF

[TWiT Tech Podcasts @TWiT]

🎙️ Turn on the latest ep of #TNW! This week's guests are @AndyJayhawk from @Verge discussing autonomous companies in SF, and @NicoGrant from @nytimes diving into @Google & DeepMind's AI chatbots as personal life coaches. https://t.co/INp2cam7XK

[TWiT Tech Podcasts @TWiT]

🎙️ Turn on the latest ep of #TNW! This week's guests are @AndyJayhawk from @Verge discussing autonomous companies in SF, and @NicoGrant from @nytimes diving into @Google & DeepMind's AI chatbots as personal life coaches. https://t.co/INp2cam7XK

[Andrew J. Hawkins 🚇🚌🚲🛴 @andyjayhawk]

@chayesmatthew @katiehonan check out our background policy. Default is "on the record" for all comms people https://t.co/a7EQO3ZeH6

[Andrew J. Hawkins 🚇🚌🚲🛴 @andyjayhawk]

@danrivoli Back to your roots!

[Andrew J. Hawkins 🚇🚌🚲🛴 @andyjayhawk]

BREAKING: CPUC votes 3-1 in favor of Waymo and Cruise expanding to 24/7 robotaxi service in SF https://t.co/JGJztzUbT7

[Josh Dzieza @joshdzieza]

For @verge and @NYMag, I spoke with the people teaching the chatbots how to chat https://t.co/D6MnlGewoy

[Justine Calma @justcalmajourno]

Tesla buys battery materials from the mining giant with the most allegations of human rights abuses against it in @BHRRC's database of abuses tied to clean energy https://t.co/MOKv6vW5Gr via @Verge

[Andrew J. Hawkins 🚇🚌🚲🛴 @andyjayhawk]

@daniellesacks love this piece. Gabrielle really knocked this one out of the park

[Andrew J. Hawkins 🚇🚌🚲🛴 @andyjayhawk]

I wrote about this new government-funded skunkworks project for infrastructure call ARPA-I, and how it could lead to new innovations, like self-healing potholes and bridges that last for 500 years https://t.co/PVXrlCQVo4

[Andrew J. Hawkins 🚇🚌🚲🛴 @andyjayhawk]

Other R&D projects like DARPA have produced huge, world-changing technologies, like GPS tracking, autonomous vehicles, and the entire freaking internet.

Oh, and mRNA vaccines, which eventually led to the covid-19 vaccine.

[Andrew J. Hawkins 🚇🚌🚲🛴 @andyjayhawk]

In an interview, @SecretaryPete said ARPA-I is about giving researchers and academics the space to try crazy new ideas. Most will fail, but the ideas that succeed could be a game-changer.