Superstar
Shahrukh
Khan
said
he
prefers
to
drive
his
own
car
and
he
is
also
optimistic
about
the
future
of
driverless
vehicles,
though
he
finds
the
concept
of
shared
mobility
"fantastic" with
youngsters
increasingly
using
services
like
Ola
and
Uber.
Khan,
who
has
often
been
target
of
trolls
on
social
media
platforms,
also
said
they
should
not
think
that
he
has
been
made
to
remain
quiet,
as
he
is
currently
just
"observing" how
this
new
"machine"
works.
The
Bollywood
star
was
speaking
at
the
Auto
Expo,
said
that
the
automakers
would
need
to
ensure
that
the
driver-less
and
electric
cars
are
safe
for
passengers.
"...
We
will
be
going
a
lot
more
electric
in
the
future
and
second,
there
will
be
less
and
less
drivers.
I
think
there
will
be
this
move
to
driverless
travel...
lesser
(number)
of
kids
will
learn
how
to
drive,
I
think
more
machines
will
have
to
take
over.
But
these
(vehicles)
will
have
to
be
safer,
cleaner,"
said
Khan,
who
is
the
corporate
brand
ambassador
for
auto
major
Hyundai.
The
52-year
old
actor
was
speaking
at
a
media
interaction
at
the
Auto
Expo
2018
for
the
launch
of
'Swachh
Can',
a
portable
bin
for
users
of
Hyundai
cars.
Starting
March
1,
all
Hyundai
cars
will
come
with
factory-fitted
Swachh
cans,
through
which
the
auto
major
is
trying
to
complement
the
government's
ambitious
Swachh
Bharat
(Clean
India)
campaign.
Hundreds
of
visitors
had
gathered
at
the
Hyundai
pavilion
at
the
Expo
here
to
catch
a
glimpse
of
King
Khan,
as
the
actor
is
commonly
known
as,
who
was
dressed
in
a
black
suit
with
a
waist
coat.
Talking
about
electric
vehicles,
Khan
said:
"I
would
love
to
take
a
test
drive
in
the
Ioniq
(Hyundai's
electric
car
unveiled
at
the
Expo)...
I
would
love
to
get
the
first
hybrid
or
electric
complete".
He
said
rollout
of
electric
vehicles
in
India
may
take
some
time
but
the
"beginning
has
to
be
done
now
if
you
want
have
long-term
solutions
to
pollution".
"Pollution
isn't
a
city-specific
issue
and
it
is
unfortunate
that
Delhi
becomes
a
case
in
point
every
time."Being
a
Delhiite,
I
take
that
very
personally.
I
think
this
is
the
coolest
city...
I
think
the
electric
part
of
it
will
have
to
come
into
being.
So
the
faster
we
can
do
it,
the
better,"
he
said.
The
Raees
actor,
who
has
endorsed
Hyundai
brand
for
over
two
decades
now,
said
his
favourite
car
is
Santro
from
Hyundai
India's
portfolio.
The
new
edition
of
the
popular
model
is
expected
to
be
launched
around
Diwali
this
year.
Khan
said
another
Hyundai
car
model
that
he
likes
is
Genesis,
which
is
yet
to
be
launched
in
the
Indian
market.
Asked
about
his
views
on
social
media
and
trolls,
Khan
said
it
is
a
new
technology
that
will
take
time
to
settle
down.
"I
think
it's
in
nascent
stage...
Data
analytics,
fake
news,
so
much
is
happening.
We
assume
that
it
has
been
there
for
7-8
years...
I
don't
think
it
has
settled
down,"
he
said.He
cautioned
that
one
shouldn't
"take
everything
at
a
face
value"
that
they
see
on
social
media
and
that
at
times,
it
"takes
away
an
honest
voice".
"It's
nicer
to
sit
back
and
not
react
to
social
media.
Some
may
say
it
has
blunted
me
or
quietened
me,
but
that
is
not
true.
I
am
just
observing
how
this
new
machine
works,"
he
said.
Khan
also
said
while
the
concept
of
shared
mobility
was
"fantastic"
and
youngsters
are
using
services
like
Ola
and
Uber,
he
still
prefers
to
drive
his
own
car.
Credits:
PTI