Reply To: Electric Maserati

[Mick Sheppard]

I’ve talked about the whole autonomous driving and personal pods with friends and colleagues. The problems we see with both are in sub-optimal road conditions. E.g. roads with faded markings, roads covered with water/snow/leaves. Whilst autonomous driving will become the norm in some cities and on major highways, once you get off those everything becomes much more difficult as things are less predictable.

Electric is a different matter, but we are still some way off this being a viable alternative for everyone,  especially in rural areas. I intend to run petrol engines for as long as I can. It’s what I’ve grown up with and whilst electric may be able to give me the acceleration it won’t feel or sound the same. Having said that I’m not averse to mild-hybridisation to assist with city driving and to boost the 0-60 times 😀