Musk, Elkann: Self-driving Ferraris not right

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Stellantis Chairman John Elkann agree: Ferraris are too much fun to drive to put a robot in charge.

For that reason, they said in an appearance at Italian Tech Week, the luxury sports-car brand shouldn't deploy automated driving technology.

The two billionaires found other common ground, according to Bloomberg. They're bullish about nuclear power and agreed that solar energy is the best long-term solution. Musk said the world should be building more nuclear power plants, or at least not closing existing ones, calling them "quite safe."

"We're seeing how energy prices are just going up — in gas, coal, uranium — everything is going up," Elkann said. "Nuclear is a solution that exists, it's one that we know, it's one that is secure and one that we should absolutely develop strongly."

Uranium prices are rising because China, India and other countries are nuclearizing, Elkann said, which is "a very strong indication of also what we should do."

Musk is one of the industry's biggest advocates of self-driving technology, but he and Elkann agreed it wasn't right for Ferrari. "That would be sad to have a Ferrari autonomous car," Elkann said. "The essence of having a Ferrari is to drive it."

While cars replaced horses, there are still occasions that people use the animals for transportation. "It's on the logo," Musk said of Ferrari, eliciting applause.