Our goal at The Autopian is to always be transparent with readers, including laying out our plan for advertising. It's not the norm (e.g. lying about AI bot content), but it should be. Contrary to expectations, more people signed up for membership in the days after our post.

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The Autopian

@the_autopian

Feb 4

OK this is embarrassing. Has anyone seen our balloon? We spent like $20,000,000 on this thing so we can check out C&Cs coast to coast, and now we can't find it 😬

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Andrew J. Hawkins

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Feb 3

Now Spiro trying to humanize Musk, calling him a "kid in that witness chair" who has trouble recounting his troubled childhood (???) and not some "fire breathing tweeting monster." Wow.

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Jay Rosen

@jayrosen_nyu

Feb 2

If the Verge's reporting is accurate,

@CNET

is already dead as an editorial proposition, killed by its owners in private equity, Red Ventures. "Dead" in this context simply means readers have no good reason to trust what they read. theverge.com/2023/2/2/23582

Patrick George

@bypatrickgeorge

Feb 2

This is what I thought the Cars of the Future® would look like when I was a kid, not the pepper spray-equipped armored SUVs we got instead

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The Verge

@verge

Feb 2

Nissan shows off a real version of its rad-looking Max-Out electric convertible concept trib.al/72OIDWX

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The Autopian

@the_autopian

Feb 1

Accept no substitutes.

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Matt Pearce

@mattdpearce

Feb 1

CNET having to edit, review and then apologize for error-ridden AI-written stories is like the classic example of spending six hours trying to automate a task in Excel that you could have entered manually in 30 minutes.

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Profit margins give Tesla the edge in an arena where every other OEM is playing catch-up. For now, anyway. Here's VW by comparison:

My latest at

: Tesla's big price cuts made many wonder if an EV price war was underway. But not many automakers are signing up for this war—at least, not yet

theverge.com

The EV price war hasn’t really started yet

There may yet be an EV price war, but we’re not there yet.

Internet, go!

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MattHardigree

@MattHardigree

Jan 31

FYI Internet car finders. I need to find a S210 (aka W210 wagon) Mercedes in the Northeast for a project. Has to be RWD. Ideally for sale RN.

Patrick George

@bypatrickgeorge

Jan 31

Toyota's chief scientist is dead-on accurate about the scarcity of lithium (and the mining costs therein) but let's not pretend that's the only story here

Worth also noting Toyota actively lobbied Congress against EV adoption, and that its hydrogen bets have gone largely nowhere: nytimes.com/2021/07/25/cli

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Automotive News

@Automotive_News

Jan 31

Toyota to EV-only extremists: Science says you're wrong dlvr.it/ShjtWS

Major props to

for putting on the heat shield to write this piece. This is where all of the most exciting things in cars are happening right now:

jalopnik.com

I Don't Want to Drive Internal Combustion Cars Anymore

With a few exceptions for dedicated performance vehicles and heavy-duty trucks, I'm ready for every new car to be fully electric.

Patrick George

@bypatrickgeorge

Jan 30

He later asked where he could make a bulk purchase of Dalmatian puppies

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max

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Jan 29

the guy whose zimmer this is came out of the store and asked me for $5 for taking pics

Patrick George

@bypatrickgeorge

Jan 27

All snark aside, if you are or were a Cybertruck reservation holder, I want to talk to you for a story! Do you have a rez? Did you before, but you canceled it? Are you counting on it being The Next Big Thing? Let's talk. DMs open! Or get me at bypatrickgeorge at gmail dot com.

Patrick George

@bypatrickgeorge

Jan 26

Actual human car designer

@adrianfclarke

from the top rope: "AI cannot refine, divine, add emotion or context or come up with an idea on its own. It can only reformulate something that already exists in a manner it’s programmed to."

theautopian.com

Our Professional Car Designer Took On An AI Program. Here's Why It Can't Measure Up - The Autopian

Goodbye cruel world, it’s been a ride. The time has come for me to give up and settle into a comfy non-existence, devoting my remaining time on this godforsaken rock to playing Gran Turismo 7 all day...

For

, I wrote about the legacy of Akio Toyoda: consummate gearhead, fellow enthusiast and steady hand after the recession and Japan's 2011 earthquake. But he was staggeringly behind the curve on EVs:

theautopian.com

Akio Toyoda Was The Enthusiast’s CEO. But He May Have Gotten The Future All Wrong - The Autopian

Off the top of your head and without doing a quick Google search, how many auto industry CEOs can you name? There’s the obvious one, the one who’s in the news every day. There’s Mary Barra, the...

Patrick George

@bypatrickgeorge

Jan 26

Remember how this thing was supposed to put Ford out of business

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The Verge

@verge

Jan 26

Tesla Cybertruck mass production won’t start until 2024 theverge.com/2023/1/25/2357

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Our man

is one of the first on this story for

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: Manchin hits back at the new EV tax credit plan

theautopian.com

Sen. Joe Manchin's New EV Bill Would Force Some Buyers To Give Back Tax Credits - The Autopian

Just when we all thought the Inflation Reduction Act’s EV tax credit rules couldn’t get more confusing, a new proposal could make accessing those credits even more difficult. Democratic West Virginia...

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rat king

@MikeIsaac

Jan 24

comes as HBO announces The Last Of Us show raking in some of its largest viewership numbers in its history there IS an audience in mainstream gaming journalism, so this is a bummer

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Sara Fischer

@sarafischer

Jan 24

More details on @washingtonpost layoffs, per memo from Executive Editor Sally Buzbee: — 20 newsroom positions eliminated — 30 open positions will not be filled — WaPo is sunsetting Launcher, its online gaming vertical, and KidsPost, per two sources familiar Memo below: twitter.com/sarafischer/st…

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Paris Marx

@parismarx

Jan 23

Wait, so you’re telling me that AIs trained on real humans’ writing just end up being plagiarism machines, spitting that work back out with some rephrasing and no credit? I’m shocked! Great work by

@Jon_Christian

on this story:

futurism.com

CNET's AI Journalist Appears to Have Committed Extensive Plagiarism

CNET's AI-generated articles appear to show deep structural similarities, amounting to plagiarism, with previously published work elsewhere.

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Brian

@BrianJNBA

Jan 23

I am begging Paul Verhoeven to miss even just once

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@BrianiRanger

Jan 23

@WaelPascha je pose ça là

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Andrew J. Hawkins

@andyjayhawk

Jan 23

This isn't just a concept; top execs with the Sony-Honda JV say they're in it for the long haul

This stuff is just crypto for 2023, with the inevitable crash and commensurate damage along the way, and you cannot convince me otherwise. Just something new and shiny for investor-class idiots to focus on before it blows up in everyone's faces

"The implication was clear: that tools like ChatGPT will now allow scofflaws to pollute the internet with near-infinite quantities of bot-generated garbage."

futurism.com

SEO Spammers Are Absolutely Thrilled Google Isn't Cracking Down on CNET's AI-Generated Articles

Dubious online marketers at the notorious SEO forum BlackHatWorld see CNET's use of AI as a sign of Google opening the floodgates to AI written content.

The latest from me

: Remember the Apple Car? It might actually be Sony, with manufacturing help from Honda, that's going to pull this idea off. And it says a ton about where cars are going next:

theverge.com

Sony and Honda’s EV goes where the Apple Car never did

Turns out the consumer tech giant making a car is Sony, not Apple.

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Jason Schreier

@jasonschreier

Jan 20

Some good ways to handle layoffs, I think: - Offer buyouts first - Tell your workers how much of a pay cut you and your C-suite took to save jobs - Explain why you should still be in charge when this has happened three times in 12 months

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Sara Fischer

@sarafischer

Jan 20

Media leaders & CEOs, if you want to know how to communicate layoffs effectively, Jim Bankoff is good example -He has always been transparent w staff & public about the # of roles impacted, which depts, & why -Vox never does drip, drip, drip cuts -Employees always told first twitter.com/sarafischer/st…

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Two Marines defeated the AI detection system of a military robot by... hiding in a cardboard box and walking right up to it. twitter.com/shashj/status/…

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Good take from

, whose work covering autonomy has been dead-on accurate for a long time

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The Autopian

@the_autopian

Jan 18

As time goes on, Tesla's bold Autopilot claims in a 2016 video will become a symbol of the wrong path taken. theautopian.com/teslas-faked-2

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Max Chafkin

@chafkin

Jan 17

wow: that 2016 tesla self-driving demo that essentially kicked off the entire industry-wide spending spree...it was fake

reuters.com

Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies

A 2016 video that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have,...

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An amazing move for

, who's one of the very best in the business. Go watch her stuff soon at MT!

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kristen

@kristenlee

Jan 17

hello! got a little Life Update for ya tomorrow will be my last day at The Drive. after, i'm headed to MotorTrend as its newest senior features editor to help host videos and write and edit stories. very very much looking forward to the opportunity!

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Mediagazer

@mediagazer

Jan 17

An AI-written "fact-checked" CNET article had major errors, leading CNET to add notes to almost all AI pieces saying they are being reviewed "for accuracy" (

@jon_christian

/ Futurism) futurism.com/cnet-ai-errors

mediagazer.com

After Futurism found major errors in an AI-written “fact-checked” CNET article, CNET updated almost...

Jon Christian / Futurism: After Futurism found major errors in an AI-written “fact-checked” CNET article, CNET updated almost all its AI pieces as currently being reviewed “for accuracy”

Patrick George

@bypatrickgeorge

Jan 17

"Those who remain at the company mostly fall into two camps: people trapped by the need for health care and visas or cold-eyed mercenaries hoping to ascend through a power vacuum."

theverge.com

Inside Elon’s “extremely hardcore” Twitter

Three months, thousands of layoffs, one ego

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Valerie Insinna

@ValerieInsinna

Jan 13

One of the best jobs in the world is vacant right now 👀👀👀

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Aaron Mehta

@AaronMehta

Jan 13

WE'RE HIRING! @BreakingDefense is looking to hire someone to take over our Air Force beat, covering the strategy, policy and technology of pointy jets, drones and more. More details here: journalismjobs.com/1672280-senior

Patrick George

@bypatrickgeorge

Jan 16

There are so many juicy details in this

@JoeLigo

piece about the AMC-Renault marriage. But the French saying "Well, why don't you take public transit more" when the Americans asked why their cars were so fragile is my favorite theautopian.com/le-culture-cla

Patrick George

@bypatrickgeorge

Jan 16

Really good explainer on the new EV tax credit system, and why it's a confounding mess, from

@GaytonaUSA

theautopian.com

The IRS Is Making It Way Too Confusing To Buy An EV With Tax Credits - The Autopian

If you’re an electric car or plug-in hybrid buyer, you’ve probably had a hard 2022. EV buyers have had to contend with seemingly volatile pricing changes, long waits from manufacturers, and now, a...

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Car and Driver

@CARandDRIVER

Jan 14

A new government long-range plan envisions electric power being the best choice for passenger vehicles, while long-haul truckers should look to hydrogen.

caranddriver.com

Feds Prefer EVs over Hydrogen to 'Decarbonize' Future Cars

A new government long-range plan envisions electric power being the best choice for passenger vehicles, while long-haul truckers should look to hydrogen.

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Robby DeGraff

@Robby_DeGraffAP

Jan 14

In case you missed it Tesla cut prices dramatically yesterday with some discounts dropping MSRPs of its popular Model Y down by nearly $13,000. I shared a few words with the one and only

@bypatrickgeorge

@verge

about how this changes the game. Enjoy!