Will Porsche offer fully autonomous cars? Yes and no, says CEO

As the mainstream auto industry advances autonomous car technology, what hope is there for sports cars?

The whole point of a sports car is to drive it. Which might not even be allowed in a future full of autonomous pods.

But for now at least, it looks like sports cars are not going anywhere. Speaking with Autocar, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said the company has no plans to introduce a fully autonomous car.

“When you buy a Porsche, you will drive it yourself, full stop,” he said.


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SanJoseDriver - 12/16/2016 2:56:54 AM

+1 Boost

They'll cave eventually. A Porsche in bumper-to-bumper traffic is as fun to drive as a Chevy Spark. There are plenty of instances where people will not want to manually drive even in a great car.