Just days after Tesla CEO Elon Musk literally threw himself into the air on stage in support of former President Donald Trump’s presidential bid at a campaign rally, the businessman-come-politician is publicly slating autonomous vehicle technology.
On Thursday, mere hours before Musk was set to reveal Tesla’s much-hyped robotaxi, Trump called the idea of AVs “concerning” while speaking at the Detroit Economic Club, reports Quartz. “Do you like autonomous? Does anybody like an autonomous vehicle?” Trump asked the crowd as he pledged to stop Chinese self-driving vehicles from operating in the U.S., something the Biden administration already appears poised to take care of. “Some people do, I don’t know; a little concerning to me.”
