jasontorch
Jason Torchinsky
jasontorch
Senior Editor, Jalopnik • Running: 1973 VW Beetle, 2006 Scion xB, 1990 Nissan Pao, 1991 Yugo GV Plus, 2020 Changli EV • Not-so-running: 1977 Dodge Tioga RV (also, buy my book!: https://rb.gy/udnqhh)

I so regret I didn’t! The thing was kind of a handful to keep running and driving, so I think all my limbs and brains were occupied? Read more

I’m complicated. Besides, the box light is a marvel of efficiency.  Read more

Yes, you’re technically right, but that’s not how the reality of LA driving works. The 3-on-red rule is long established and the process of forcing a consistent 0-on-red would be a massive undertaking. I think the cars need to adapt to the reality of the situations they’re in. Read more

... except if for any reason you could not take control, the system has no way to get, say, out of an active traffic lane that’s being shared by cars going 75 mph.  Read more

Then let them develop a safe failover/handoff and get their testing done on L3. They have to do that no matter what, anyway. Read more

Real-world testing is fine. Deployment as a commercial product is not the same thing. Also, L3 implementation with no immediate handoff demands could be done, and data could be gathered that way without the inherent L2 problems.  Read more

I’m not opposed to that. Most modern EVs have about a 10 Changli range. Read more

I’ve also reached out to try and confirm that that was accurate because I agree, that seems high, and I don’t think most people’s specs will come close to that. 35-40 is much more likely. Read more

I mean the 1200 as a separate base model, like what was maintained in other parts of the world. I know we had the 1200cc engine until ‘66, though the vents you’re talking about didn’t appear until the 1600 in 1970, and then went from 2 to 4 in 1972. Read more

Okay, I fixed it. That also explains why the crew comes and goes in the Orion. Read more

I think it’s reasonable to go with what was in the GAO official report over Elon’s tweets. I’m not saying the number won’t change at some point, but I think official government report > tweet, at least for now. Read more

oh crap, that’s right. Man, I don’t feel like going back and fixing that, but I’ll get to it. Read more