Volkswagen Plans Hourly Subscription For Self-Driving Feature

Volkswagen, the German automaker, is considering a service that would charge passengers on its autonomous vehicles on an hourly basis. Volkswagen plans to launch the first subscription plan for its vehicles based on MEB, a modular electric car platform that offers more space for e-mobility in a smaller area. Once Volkswagen's self-driving features are ready, it hopes to launch the service by the second quarter of next year, according to Thomas Ulbrich, a Volkswagen board member. Ulbrich said in an interview to the German newspaper Die Welt that Volkswagen plans to offer other allied services with the hourly/ daily subscription plans. The question then arises — Would people want to pay per hour for a self-driving feature in their car?