Cadillac Chief Claims Autononomous Cars Should Enhance Driving Experience Not Strip The Fun From It

Driving is exhilarating, and tomorrow’s autonomous cars should not strip that sensation from enthusiasts who relish the act, says Johan de Nysschen, head of General Motors’ Cadillac luxury brand.

He describes as a “nightmare” the idea of “taking the fun out of driving by letting a robot transport us.”

Instead, he envisions impending autonomous cars as offering extraordinary safety features that will slash accident rates. Driver error causes 90% of today’s accidents, he says citing studies.

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randy3023 - 10/21/2015 11:39:45 AM

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LOL. Well spoken words from a company which has fallen decades behind on EV and has now fallen precious years behind on autonomous automobiles, and has bet it's existence on heavy, 'fun-to-drive', high-octane, multi-cylinder engines.

"Oh, EV? You don't want that."
"OHHH, autonomous driving? You don't want that either."

LOL! You're a true salesman, Johan! Tell the people what they really want, Johan! Then sell it to them for $40k above cost of parts and labor. LOL

randy3023 - 10/21/2015 11:40:28 AM

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*its

MDarringer - 10/22/2015 8:32:36 AM

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I don't want an EV and I don't want an autonomous car.

PUGPROUD - 10/21/2015 3:58:50 PM

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Autonomous driving cars can be fun...no way. That's like knowing 1,000 ways to make love but not knowing any women. This guy is like a politician believing if you say it enough times the folks will start to believe it. I'm looking forward to the day everyone else has autonomous driving cars except me. It will be fun seeing them avoiding me.

pepito66 - 10/21/2015 10:23:26 PM

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What this guy know about it , if this company now is mimic BMW in every movement , they have a 3 series Caddi , also a 5 and 5 1/2 because they are not able to produce yet a 7 series Caddi yet , and so on.