Elon Musk has posted his so-called Secret Master Plan on July 20 in the Tesla Motors website. One of his plans involved the renting out of Tesla cars in a seemingly Uber-like fashion.
The "Part Deux" of Musk's master plan includes helping Tesla car owners earn some cash by renting out their vehicles. He said that the earning potential is quite big since most owners used their vehicle a maximum of two hours a day.
Musk also sees a massive demand for Tesla vehicles in the near future. He said that it makes sense for his company to operate a fleet of vehicles that are available for rent to the riding public.
Part of the new master plan includes the expansion to all major types of land vehicles. Currently, Tesla cars are limited to three models, S, X and 3, states The Verge. Musk however, would like to release some type of compact SUV and a "pickup truck. Of course, these upcoming vehicles will also run on electricity.
Heavy duty transports are also included in Musk's to do list. There are electric busses currently in operation today which guarantees the feasibility of such undertaking. Tesla is also planning to roll out electric powered trucks that are expected to drastically lower the transportation expenses.
He has envisioned the use of Tesla vehicles running on autopilot or on self-driving mode. Tesla is currently experimenting with it. However, the Tesla self-driving cars have been in the news lately because of its involvement in a number of accidents and crashes. Musk promised that such mishaps will soon be reduced or avoided once the technology improves. He however, belittled the impact of such accidents to the future of the Tesla vehicles.
Once self-driving technology has been improved, he is confident that sharing or renting out vehicles will be made easier. Car owners will just need to push a button on a certain app to include it to Tesla's fleet of cars for rent.
