Jason Torchinsky

Consider this a response to anyone who feels my work lacks real gravity theautopian.com/its-imperative…

I know I talk about this a lot, but the truth is simply that @MercedesBenz did not "invent" the car. This time, I dig a bit into the early gasoline car era and find that yes, the truth is a lot more muddy. theautopian.com/mercedes-benz-…

@HelenRumbelow Just wanted you to know I have a solution for you! theautopian.com/a-british-colu…

Thelma and Louise take the bus! And other silliness....

@petrany Mazel tov!

Hi world, we are back!

They know what they got. theautopian.com/heres-the-mini… @NASA

@VideoGameHP Hello! Yes, I'm happy to share it, pending I can find the original. Which I bet I can. I'm amazed how little information VW has on this. I did know about the Small World article; I think I mentioned it in another post? I'm happy to talk more; email me if you like!

@JasonTorchinsky hi Mr. TORCHINSKY. i read your article about the 1972 VW simulator, any chance you could share the pdf you obtain? also did yo know that there is another article of the simulator in the small worl magazine from fall 1973. it is in sale in ebay here: ebay.com/itm/2243464080…

So this is to REMOVE these items; it’s not a dispenser. No wonder it just kept taking my coins without doing anything.

@petrany @the_autopian @davidntracy Feels kinda Jimny?

Here is a baby fashion related @the_autopian question, aimed mostly at design and 4x4 geeks @davidntracy and @JasonTorchinsky. Born to be wild in what 4x4, you reckon?

@Joshstrangehill I've got another Simpsons post you may like/have some insight into! theautopian.com/no-one-talks-a… oh also nice Oruktor Amphibolos profile pic

@adrianfclarke @the_autopian “Is he as big an idiot as it seems? How can he function in society?”

Scene: me at university this morning, with the final year automotive and transport design students. Student: oh you're Adrian from @the_autopian. Do you know @JasonTorchinsky? FFS.

Oh shit

@PluginHyBrad @the_autopian Also, let's be honest, I've never been above calling out something I think is wrong on another site. I should get called out when I'm wrong, too! Remember this?jalopnik.com/this-brutal-ny…

@the_autopian @JasonTorchinsky Auto media isn’t a zero-sum game, so I’m not sure why you guys insist on playing like it is. Mean-spirited and nasty hed, Jason used to be above stuff like this.

A Car Website You All Know Is Pushing Mercedes-Benz’ Lie That They Invented The Car And I’m Not Having It - with @JasonTorchinsky theautopian.com/a-car-website-…

@PluginHyBrad @the_autopian No harm intended! The first automobile thing just gets me worked up, and I wrote about it there SO MANY times. The point of this post is getting the truth out about the story of the first automobile. That's it!

I don't know why @MercedesBenz keeps with this line; it's just not true and it debases how important the Patent-Motorwagen really was. It just wasn't "the first automobile," not by a long shot

@elonmusk @JessePeltan to be fair, a horse is autonomous

@JessePeltan Exactly. Many years ago, I said that non-autonomous combustion vehicles would be like riding a horse while using a flip phone, but you can’t cram a good idea down the throat of legacy industries. They just insist on dying.

The fact that Ford still thinks the reason to make EVs is to reduce emissions tells you how little legacy auto understands this paradigm shift. Autonomy is a tidal wave. Once cars are autonomous, the operational costs of combustion vehicles become completely untenable. Reducing emissions will be a side effect. Electric vehicles are a fundamentally better platform for autonomy. This is like investing in new whaling ships after the commercialization of incandescent lights.

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@MyronVernis Hey old pal!

One waiting for the mechanic and the other for the body shop. Neither likes the snow.

@chewcudda Worth testing!

@JasonTorchinsky Does Kosher deli meat have a higher storage capacity than non?

They said it was impossible. They called me crazy. Who’s crazy now? Data on salami! The RAM price crisis is over! Every deli a datacenter! instagram.com/reel/DRxNl1kD0…