Andrew J. Hawkins 🚇🚌🚲🛴

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

[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.

[John Surico @JohnSurico]

Front page of the Metropolitan section in @nytimes this weekend. Grab a copy!

(H/t to @andyjayhawk)