Jaguar Land Rover CEO on self-driving cars, electric vehicles

Source: Waymo

Jaguar’s I-Pace SUV, modified with self-driving technology, will be used in Waymo’s ride-hailing fleet.

“If we work together, also with the right cybersecurity system, then autonomous can be the future technology,” he added, noting that drivers are responsible for around 90 percent of road accidents globally.

Besides autonomous cars, more electric vehicles will also be seen on the roads in the future, Speth said.

The number of electric cars that operate fully on batteries is still small, but that could change as technology evolves to create cheaper and lighter batteries with higher capacity.

“The future is electric in modern mobility,” he said. “It’s definitely helping the environment and on the other side with autonomous, we can make this technology safer.”