Do you see that, off in the distance? Where flying cars are zooming around without a human hand to guide them? It’s what I call “The Jetsons Horizon” and if Elon Musk has anything to say about it, we’ll be getting closer to that line as soon as 2015.
The Tesla CEO says that next year, his company’s cars will be able to drive themselves about 90% of the time on a highway — which of course, doesn’t include trying to maneuver through dense cities packed with cars.
“Autonomous cars will definitely be a reality,” he tells CNNMoney in an interview. “A Tesla car next year will probably be 90% capable of autopilot. Like, so 90% of your miles can be on auto. For sure highway travel.”
Sound crazy? Maybe — but Musk goes on to explain that it would work using a combination of different sensors: For example, combining cameras that have image recognition with those that use radar and long-range ultrasonics.
And once Tesla does it, Musk says “other car companies will follow.”
Follow the leader, he clarifies.
“I mean, Tesla’s a Silicon Valley company. If we’re not the leader, shame on us,” Musk said.
You get me to where George Jetson was every day when he hopped in that car to work and we’ll talk, Musk.
Elon Musk: Tesla 90% autonomous in 2015 [CNNMoney]
by Mary Beth Quirk via Consumerist
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