All new Tesla models will be able to be self-driving, says Elon Musk
San Francisco — CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday all new Tesla models would come with hardware to enable them to be fully self-driving, as the Silicon Valley electric car company bids to be the first among many rivals to get autonomous vehicles on the road. The company said that its Model S and Model X electric cars were already being produced with the new hardware, which included eight cameras, 12 updated sensors, and radar with faster processing. The new hardware package will cost $8,000, Musk told reporters on a conference call. The software to enable fully autonomous operation was still being tested, he said. Musk said he expected that by the end of 2017, a Tesla would be able to drive in full autonomous mode from Los Angeles to New York "without the need for a single touch" on the wheel. He has set ambitious deadlines for Tesla many times, only to see timetables slip. Rival vehicle makers have said they expect to be able to field autonomous driving capability by 2019 or 2021. Me...
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