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Why is Tesla risking time, money and reputation on making their cars self-driving? The primary goal is surely to get everyone into electric powered cars so we c
by topbanana 10y ago
Why is Tesla risking time, money and reputation on making their cars self-driving? The primary goal is surely to get everyone into electric powered cars so we can move to cleaner power, and lower localised pollution.
- drcross 10y agoIt depends on if you believe the perspective that Musk doesnt care about time, money and reputation but wants to spur on the rest of the car manufacturers to compete, in some sort of altruistic, noble effort.
- pm90 10y agoI'm not denying he doesn't have that motivation, but let's not kid ourselves here: he's an entreprenuer first and the looking for every way to make his product stand out in the market. A market which will soon be flooded with electric cars produced by the major car companies as well. And they are betting big on autonomous driver technology as well [0]. [0]: http://fortune.com/self-driving-cars-silicon-valley-detroit/ http://fortune.com/self-driving-cars-silicon-valley-detroit/
- studentrob 10y agoMusk is obsessed with AI just like the rest of us, and he has a lot of sway within the company. I'm not sure it is necessary to do alongside the likes of Google and other AI experts. Musk does not have a background in AI
- secabeen 10y agoBecause Tesla wants their cars to be the best cars on the road, not the best electric cars on the road. Autopilot and other features are part of that value proposition.