Although there are still plenty of car manufacturers pumping out new designs for human controlled, combustion equipped vehicles, many believe the writing is on the wall for the car industry. Along with being electric, our cars are going to drive us around autonomously and we may not even own them ? that?s why Tesla plans to launch its own Uber-like, ride sharing program.
Uber previously announced that it was going to gradually move towards driverless vehicles, beginning with small pilot schemes in some cities before pushing the scheme worldwide as the technology improves. In a tense, it?s getting into the autonomous car game. Tesla, which is already a big player in that field, wants to cross itself into Uber?s playspace, offering a ride sharing scheme using its electric, autonomous vehicles.
Tesla founder Elon Musk said earlier this week, that it was the company?s plan to continue developing its autopilot system until full-autonomy was possible. However the notion of official Tesla ride sharing was mentioned in a disclaimer for the Model S? current autopilot features.
?Please note that using a self-driving Tesla for car sharing and ride hailing for friends and family is fine, but doing so for revenue purposes will only be permissible on the Tesla Network, details of which will be released next year,? it reads (via Reuters).
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