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Andrew J. Hawkins

Andrew J. Hawkins

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.

The new all-electric, very-pink Jaguar concept leaks online.

On the heels of its controversial rebranding, the British automaker is expected to reveal a new vision for its all-electric future during Miami’s art week. And ahead of that, the images of Jaguar’s Design Vision Concept, a low slung, ultra-luxury GT, have leaked online, courtesy of Coche Spias. It’s very large, and very wide, and incredibly pink. But whether it joins the pantheon of iconic pink cars — Elvis, Barbie, Angelyne — only time will tell.


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Image: Coche Spias
SiriusXM finally lands in Tesla Models 3, Y, and Cybertruck.

The satellite radio service has been available in the Model S and X since 2020 but was conspicuously absent from Tesla’s two best-selling models and electric truck.

Like the Apple Watch app, it’s part of Tesla’s 2024 holiday update, and SiriusXM’s offering a one-month free trial. Of course, Tesla Premium Connectivity ($9.99/month) or an active Wi-Fi connection is also required.


Image: SiriusXM
GM wants to protect its robotaxis from ‘adversarial’ pedestrians.

If that sounds absurd, scroll down to see the illustration included in the automaker’s patent application (as noticed by Autoguide). The filing describes a system to protect autonomous vehicles from “adversarial behavior” from “vulnerable road users” like pedestrians. Sure, there have been a handful of incidents of people attacking and vandalizing driverless cars. But a 5,000-pound car has certain inherent advantages when facing off against a 150-lb person, regardless of the technology onboard.


How can we protect our vulnerable robotaxis from threatening ‘OK’ hand gestures?
How can we protect our vulnerable robotaxis from threatening ‘OK’ hand gestures?
Screenshot: GM patent application
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Tesla may get left out of California’s EV rebate proposal.

According to Bloomberg, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office is considering adding “market-share limitations” to its proposal to revive the state’s Clean Vehicle Rebate program. The program would be in lieu of a federal EV tax credit, which is on Donald Trump’s chopping block. Tesla CEO (and Trump donor) Elon Musk, unused to his chickens coming home to roost, is calling the proposal “insane.”