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Self-driving gas car — a horse led by a carrot on a stick?

Elon Musk has said that buying a car today that will not be upgradable to enable full autonomy is like buying a horse. It’s implied that this means you should buy a Tesla, since we’re not aware of any other cars on the market that will be upgradeable to full self-driving capability. But one topic that doesn’t get discussed much is electric versus gasoline self-driving cars. Will people be able to buy gasoline self-driving cars? Well, I imagine Elon would call a self-driving gas car a horse with a carrot on a stick in front of it. Let’s explore why.

https://cleantechnica.com/2019/07/13/self-driving-gas-car-this-is-why-elon-musk-calls-it-a-horse/

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