{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/volkswagen-plans-hourly-subscription-for-self-driving-feature/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Volkswagen Plans Hourly Subscription For Self-Driving Feature","slug":"volkswagen-plans-hourly-subscription-for-self-driving-feature","createdLocal":"2021-06-11 14:30:54.800598","publishDate":"None","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://gadgets.ndtv.com/transportation/news/volkswagen-self-driving-car-vehicle-electric-ev-hourly-subscription-service-tesla-2461572"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Volkswagen, the German automaker, is considering a service that would charge passengers on its autonomous vehicles on an hourly basis.\nVolkswagen 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.\nOnce 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.\nUlbrich said in an interview to the German newspaper Die Welt that Volkswagen plans to offer other allied services with the hourly/ daily subscription plans.\nThe question then arises — Would people want to pay per hour for a self-driving feature in their car?</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"volkswagen-plans-hourly-subscription-for-self-driving-feature"}}}