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Porsche says no to autonomous cars

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Autonomous cars may be the future for some, but Porsche has no plans to develop self-driving cars, said Porsche’s chief executive Oliver Blume. 

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One wants to drive a Porsche by oneself. An iPhone belongs in your pocket, not on the road,“” he told the German newspaper Westfalen-Blatt on Monday.

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His comment cements the fact that Porsche believes that drivers should be in control of their cars.

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Porsche is part of the Volkswagen Group, which has also conveyed similar doubt regarding autonomous vehicles. However, other German marques like BMW and Mercedes-Benz are working hard to bring autonomous cars to our roads.

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Despite shooting down autonomous vehicles, Porsche will be offering hybrid versions of all its vehicles soon, in an effort to lower emissions. Blume mentioned that a plug-in hybrid version of the Porsche 911 could debut as soon as 2018.

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Elsewhere, Porsche’s first full EV, the Mission-E, is said to be made available by 2020.

Via: Reuters, Carscoops