Porsche Says It Will Never Take Away Your Steering Wheel Or Pedals CarBuzz News Features New Cars Used Cars Sell My Car Shopping Tools Car Reviews Car Finder Compare Cars Best Cars Car Dealerships Used Car Reviews Car Advice Home News Porsche Says It Will Never Take Away Your Steering Wheel Or Pedals

Porsche Says It Will Never Take Away Your Steering Wheel Or Pedals

Oct. 13, 2018 4:30 PM ET by Jared Rosenholtz / 1 Comment What a comforting thought that is. Though they are far from production-ready, Level 5 autonomous cars are already being touted by the media. For those who are unfamiliar with the different levels of autonomous cars, Level 5 is a vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals without the need for a human driver. Many automakers, like GM, Honda, and Volkswagen, have been trying to build one of these Level 5 autonomous cars. Porsche, on the other hand, says it will never go beyond semi-autonomous vehicles. Speaking to MotorAuthority at the Rennsport Reunion VI, Porsche North America CEO Klaus Zellmer said his company will never take away the steering wheel or the pedals. Porsche Instead of a car that never requires a driver, Porsche imagines a future sports car that you can enjoy on a canyon road, then have it handle the boring traffic on the ride home. "All these assistance systems help you in certain traffic situations to give away some of the burdens of driving, and there are certain traffic situations where it's just not enjoyable. Our take rates for (adaptive) cruise control are just as high as any other car brand, and that's why in certain traffic situations, our customers will want that car to take them home without engaging personally," Zellmer said. Porsche Porsche Porsche It may not be an easy task, but Porsche wants its cars to remain fun, while also having some autonomous features. "Our plan is to always have the steering wheel and always have the pedals and potentially to even have the manual gearbox to really engage with the car and to do it all yourself. But, our customers always want it all. They want the possibility to use autonomous drive mode but they want to really engage with the car as well," Zellmer explained. This all sounds like good news to us. We are happy to hear that Porsche doesn't plan to get rid of steering wheels any time soon. In fact, the company may even find ways to use autonomous features to make you a better driver and take away all of the boring parts of driving without ruining the fun parts. Porsche Porsche

Join The Discussion

Show Comments (1)

Gallery

7 Photos Tags: #Porsche News #Industry News #Technology

Related Cars

Porsche 911 Carrera Porsche Taycan Jared Rosenholtz Editor-at-Large After graduating with an MBA, Jared pursued his love of cars by becoming an automotive journalist. An internship with CarBuzz grew into his current position as Editor At Large. Jared now spends most of his time evaluating new vehicles and chasing the latest news stories in the automotive industry. When he’s not attending Cars & Coffee events on the weekend, Jared loves to watch NFL football and cruise around with the top down in his German convertible. Contact Jared @Carsnbites @jar_rosenholtz LoginSign Up Home News Features Car Reviews Car Advice 2021 CarBuzz Awards New Cars Used Cars Future Cars Compare Cars Sell My Car Car Dealerships Buy Here Pay Here Used Car Reviews Popular Tags Cars # Video # TOP # Spy Shots # Reveal # Rumor # Auto Show # Supercar # Tuning # Car Culture # Industry News # Motorsport Acura Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Bollinger Bugatti Buick Cadillac Caterham Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari Fiat Fisker Ford Genesis GMC Hennessey Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Karma Kia Koenigsegg Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lordstown Lotus Lucid Motors Maserati Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz Mini Mitsubishi Nissan Pagani Polestar Porsche Ram Rimac Rivian Rolls-Royce Spyker Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo By Make Acura Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Bollinger Bugatti Buick Cadillac Caterham Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari Fiat Fisker Ford Genesis GMC Hennessey Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Karma Kia Koenigsegg Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lordstown Lotus Lucid Motors Maserati Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz Mini Mitsubishi Nissan Pagani Polestar Porsche Ram Rimac Rivian Rolls-Royce Spyker Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo By Car Type SUVs Crossovers Sedans Coupes Trucks Sports Cars Wagons Vans Hatchbacks Convertibles Small Cars Luxury Cars Electric Cars Hybrid Cars Future Cars By Price Up to $15K $15K - $25K $25K - $35K $35K - $45K $45K - $55K $55K - $75K $75K - $100K $100K - $200K $200K - $300K Above $300K Back To Top