Andrew J. Hawkins Profile and Activity

Transportation editor

Andrew is transportation editor at The Verge, He covers electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft, public transit, policy, infrastructure, electric bikes, and the physical act of moving through space and time. Prior to this, he wrote about politics at City & State, Crain's New York Business and the New York Daily News. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two kids, and many different brands of peanut butter.

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The first robot car race was a historic moment — and a complete failure

Andrew J. Hawkins

Oct 15

Andrew J. Hawkins Oct 11

Juicebox’s EV charging customers get a reprieve.

With Enel X Way USA shutting down, Juicebox owners were expecting to lose their connectivity features. But now the company says its working with a financial services company to auction off its software management assets, and customers will be transferred to the winner. In other words, the Juicebox app may live on.

Liquid Asset Partners Supports Enel X Way USA LLC Transfer of Customer Management (Clients) and Sale of Assets for Bid at Auction

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Andrew J. Hawkins Oct 11

Somebody said the Tesla Cybercab looks like that terrible Motor Trend mockup of the Apple Car from 2016 and now I can’t unsee it.

Shout-out to Krugler in the comment section.

Andrew J. Hawkins Oct 11

Here’s what its like to ride in a Tesla Cybercab.

Interestingly, the UX seems to prioritize video streaming over any kind of trip visualization. Tesla seems to think people would rather watch movies than be assured their driverless car can see other cars and pedestrians. (They’re probably right, too.)

Tesla

The Tesla Cybercab is a cool-looking prototype that needed to be much more than that

Andrew J. Hawkins

Oct 11|

Andrew J. Hawkins Oct 11

Ok that’s a wrap!

Lots to parse. A few surprises. But as we’ve said before, the robotaxis are operating in a highly controlled setting and none of this is guaranteed to launch when Musk predicts it will. So stay tuned.

Andrew J. Hawkins Oct 11

The robots are now dancing to Daft Punk.

They’re doing the robot. What else?

Andrew J. Hawkins Oct 11

Tesla’s Optimus robot is serving drinks.

The bots will be mingling with guests at the event, Musk says, who implores his guests to “be nice” to the robots.

Andrew J. Hawkins Oct 11

And yes, there’s a robovan.

Elon is putting the emphasis on the “bo” in robovan, so I wasn’t quite sure what he was saying at first. But yeah, it’s obviously not a conventional looking van.

Tesla’s Robovan is the surprise of the night

Andrew J. Hawkins

Oct 11

Andrew J. Hawkins Oct 11

Cybercab doesn’t have a plug.

The robotaxi will charge wirelessly through an inductive charger, Musk says. Tesla has long teased wireless charging for its EVs.