“Absolutely Torqued” star Steve Pazmany is issuing a warning within the aftermath of Elon Musk‘s Cybercab debut final night time … claiming the brand new product might be the tip of Uber and different ride-shares.
TMZ’s obtained video of the Historical past Channel persona on the Scorching Rod Energy Tour in Scottsdale, Arizona, the place he reacted to Elon’s pitch for a driverless future. Whereas the invention could also be excellent news for the Tesla boss, Steve mentioned the autonomous developments might mark the tip of ride-share apps … and 1000’s of jobs throughout the globe.
He added … “I feel that is going to return earlier than later. If I used to be an Uber driver, I would be frightened about my job proper now. The long run is right here and to say autonomous driving is not gonna succeed finally … I do not know. I would be nervous.”
Nonetheless, Steve believes folks within the trade have a little bit of time to brace themselves for change … with the TV persona predicting the preliminary Cybercab launch will “flop.”
As he put it … he feels it is slightly loopy to get right into a automobile the place you haven’t any management, given his perception that the know-how is less than snuff simply but.
Nevertheless, Elon actually felt comfy in regards to the pending product … teasing customers Thursday night, saying the automobile might be accessible simply earlier than 2027 … with an inexpensive value of $30K.
Elon additionally debuted Tesla’s Robovan, a driverless automobile that comfortably seats 20 passengers … making the necessity for an UberXL fairly pointless.
Nonetheless, the Tesla CEO has been teasing driverless automobiles for a while now … so, who is aware of what the actual timeline is. Solely time will inform!!!
