Self-driving Tesla vehicles will be able to make the journey from Los Angeles to New York City before the end of 2017, says CEO Elon Musk. He mentioned the cross-country tip during a TED talk this past week. The same talk featured a teaser image for Tesla’s electric semi.
During a cross-country trip, Tesla employees will still need to be behind the wheel, but the journey will demonstrate how far along autonomous driving technology is.
Elon Musk at TED: "By the end of 2017, a driverless Tesla will go from LA to NYC." #ted2017
— Mike Moradi (@mikemoradi) April 28, 2017
Tesla hopes to use its continuously improving Autopilot technology to let drivers fully hand over control in a matter of years.
