Uber CEO says there’s a potentially big problem with Elon Musk’s Robotaxi idea [Video]

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is skeptical about Elon Musk’s Robotaxi plan.

The idea is that Tesla owners will rent out their vehicles as taxis when they aren’t using them, creating a fleet of privately owned autonomous cabs that can be “summoned” at the click of a button. Musk has said it could earn Tesla owners up to $30,000 a year.

On an episode of “The Logan Bartlett Show” released on Friday, Khosrowshahi said it “wasn’t clear” to him that the average Tesla owner would want “to have that car be ridden in by a complete stranger.”

He also doubts that Tesla’s taxis could meet demand during peak times.

“Probably the times at which you’re going to want your Tesla are probably going to be the same times that ridership is going to be at a peak,” he said. Comparatively, Khosrowshahi said Uber can quickly …