When it comes to connecting drivers to the road, few automakers can match the performance and know-how of Porsche engineering. The Porsche brand has become the standard for which all other sports cars are measured, so it comes as no surprise then that Porsche has no plans to relinquish vehicular control and join the growing list of companies to offer autonomous vehicles.

Speaking to German newspaper Westfalen-Blatt, Porsche chief executive Oliver Blume said that people wanted “to drive a Porsche by oneself.”

A recent analysis by Boston Consulting Group predicted that by 2025, 13 percent of cars will have autonomous features. With Blume’s recent statement, it appears we can categorically exclude Porsche from that list.

Porsche’s decision to forgo autonomous vehicles does not mean it won’t focus on cutting-edge technologies. Instead of driverless cars, Porsche intends to launch electric vehicles and a plug-in hybrid version of the fabled 911. According to Blume, such a 911 model would go 31 miles in electric mode, and could hit the market as early as 2018.

Porsche also plans to spend about $1.1 billion dollars on production facilities to build the Mission E (pictured), which would be the Porsche brand’s first-ever all-electric model.

While the prospect of driverless vehicles is an interesting and exciting one, it makes sense that Porsche – a brand so wholly committed to delivering and unrivaled driving experience – would not want to remove the important human element out of its automotive equation.

Whether that stance changes remain to be seen, but if history has taught us anything, it’s that Porsche prefers to create trends—not follow them.

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