---
title: "Ferrari Says ‘No Thanks’ to Autonomous and Fully-Electric Cars"
description: "The Prancing Horse puts the brakes on all the self-driving, electric hype."
date: "2017-10-05"
modified: "2017-10-05"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha.md"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/14895/ferrari-says-no-thanks-to-autonomous-or-fully-electric-cars"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Autonomous Cars"
  - "Electric Cars"
  - "Ferrari"
  - "future"
  - "Supercars"
---

# Ferrari Says ‘No Thanks’ to Autonomous and Fully-Electric Cars

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Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne once famously answered the question of an autonomous, fully-electric Ferrari by saying "You'll have to shoot me first." And coming off the heels of Lamborghini's recent commitment to being the "last" automaker to put out an autonomous car, a Ferrari executive has reaffirmed the brand's devotion to both internal combustion *and* the driving experience.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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