Tesla brings its electric cars to the heart of the oil production world.
The auto company announced on Monday that its first official project in the Middle East will be in the United Arab Emirates.
The first cars – the S and Model X – will arrive on the road this summer.
“It seems that the timing is good for the first time in this area starting in Dubai,” Timing ((Timing)) CEO Elon Musk said at the World Government Summit in Dubai.
Tesla owners will be able to reach two cases in the United Arab Emirates, and TLSA plans to open five others by the end of the year.
Although sitting on huge oil and gas reserves, the United Arab Emirates has ambitious plans to go green. Last month, she said it would invest $ 163 billion to enhance the use of alternative energy over the next three decades.
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It is the latest in a series of expansion ads for Tesla. Last week, Musk hinted that Tesla may soon come to India.
Musk also has Turbulence To build “arduous trucks and high urban transportation,” as well as the development of a ride network, which can be similar to alopr.
Speaking in Dubai, the businessman explains the future of robots.
“We will see the autonomy and artificial intelligence significantly,” said Musk. “Most likely 10 years, it will be unusual to be built completely independent.”
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But he also warned of the “sabotage” nature of autonomous vehicles.
“This disorder that I am talking about will occur over about 20 years. However, 20 years is a short period of time to get between 12 % to 15 % of the workforce.”
Musk said that governments should pay close attention to artificial intelligence, create sustainable transportation and be careful of collective unemployment.
“This will be a huge social challenge. In the end, we need to think about the comprehensive basic income. I don’t think we have a choice,” he said. “There will be fewer and fewer jobs that the robot cannot do better.”
Seth Fiegerman contributed to the reports.
CNNMoney (Dubai) It was first published on Feb 13 2017: 11:06 AM Et