Tesla Working On Autonomous Cars: Musk Wants Teslas With Auto-Pilot

cartechboy writes "Do you like driving? Well then, you're going to hate the future, because automakers are racing to beat each other to the starting line of the self-driving car race. By 2020, autonomous vehicles may arrive from Cadillac, Nissan, Volvo, Mercedes, Audi, and even Google. But now Tesla wants to jump into the ring. CEO Elon Musk told the Financial Times that the electric-car maker will build a self-driving car...within three years. You'll note that's much sooner than 2020, which means Tesla would beat other, larger automakers to the punch. For those who fear self-driving cars, Musk said the autonomous Tesla could drive 90 percent of the time, but that in his opinion, a vehicle without a human in the cockpit isn't feasible. Like it or not, our roads will probably be safer because you won't actually be driving — well, OK, that other guy who's texting or talking or drinking a huge coffee or ... you get the idea."

Reviews

[darkshadow]

With a self-driving car he won't need to worry about the New York Times test driving it incorrectly.

Re:Infrastructure

[malakai]

I think there will be lots of infrastructure required before we'll see autonomous cars.

You sir are wrong. I'll just direct your to this introduction of the 'Auto Pilot' feature on the new 1958 Imperials [imperialclub.com]
Specifically, this section:

What it does. This is not easy to explain to women and the mechanically innocent....

Re:Infrastructure

[0123456]

They'll fart unicorns, too.

Re:Pointless

[MightyYar]

The frustration in your eyes is OUR sport.

Re:Dear Elon

[jd2112]

Slashdot: the only news website where you have reruns!

Not so, Other news sites have had multiple articles about Blackberry cutting their staff as well.