Andrew Hawkins

The future of transportation is electric. Tesla proved with the Model S that customers would want to buy luxury vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries. Other EV startups like Faraday Future, Byton, Lucid Motors, and SF Motors are chasing after Elon Musk. And major automakers like Jaguar, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz have each released their own Tesla challengers. There are obstacles, such as the need for a more robust charging network. But battery-powered cars are here to stay.

Earlier this week, Waymo announced that it would soon be operating fully driverless vehicles in five new cities: Miami, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, and Orlando. Today, they’re adding three new cities to the mix: Minneapolis, Tampa, and New Orleans. The company plans to start by deploying manually driven vehicles, then fully autonomous ones, followed by select passenger trips, and finally, a public robotaxi service. The vehicles will be Waymo’s fifth-generation Jaguar SUVs, with the option to add sixth-gen Zeekr and Hyundai vehicles in the future if the company deems fit. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/STKS518_WAYMO_TAXI_B.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

“Hey Google, is this a distraction?”

There’s still a lack of independent verification.

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Waymo is also now serving San Jose’s airport.

It’s been almost two years since the German automaker said it was adopting Tesla’s NACS standard for its electric vehicles. And at last, long after pretty much all the other automakers have already adopted the standard, VW is following through. Starting November 18th, VW ID.4 and ID Buzz owners can buy a NACS adapter online or from their local dealer for $200, which they can then use to fast charge at any of the 25,000 Supercharger outlets in North America. That’s super! [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/Original-19651-still-03-nacs-v-2-0-4k.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/Original-19652-still-02-nacs-v-2-0-4k.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/Original-19653-still-04-nacs-v-2-0-4k.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

Is this ‘sustainable abundance’?

It’s not the outcome, it’s the margin.