Elon Musk Makes Self-Driving Machines -- Yet Fears A Possible Robot Takeover

Elon Musk's new master plan to produce a fleet of fully self-driving vehicles and autonomous technology flies in the face of the techno-luminary's self-described fear of a robot takeover. Musk's grand plan to merge solar panel producer SolarCity and Tesla includes producing a giant, self-controlled machine that builds the machines that the electric vehicle maker produces -- in effect, the plan is to turn Tesla's factories into a product themselves. The so-called master plan, which was announced Wednesday in a blog post on the Tesla website, involves creating fully autonomous technology, which will allow customers to let their computer overlords take control of the steering wheel. Customers will also be able to use their Tesla fully-self driving vehicles as a type of Uber rider sharing, money making product -- a person's Tesla can generate income while they're at work or on vacation simply by tapping a Tesla app; this, according to Musk, could help dramatically lower the full cost of a Tesla. Musk's plan to produce what amounts to a self-perpetuating technology appears to run counter to his campaign against artificial intelligence.