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Coast-to-Coast Autonomous Driving

Elon Musk leaves the executive committee meeting of the CDU/CSU in Westhafen in a Tesla on Sept 20, 2020.
Elon Musk leaves the executive committee meeting of the CDU/CSU in Westhafen in a Tesla on Sept 20, 2020. Photo: Fabian Sommer/picture-alliance/dpa (AP)

Back in 2016, Musk predicted Tesla drivers would be able to summon their cars from anywhere connected by land, including from New York to Los Angeles.

“In ~2 years, summon should work anywhere connected by land & not blocked by borders, eg you’re in LA and the car is in NY,” Musk tweeted in January 2016.

When the year 2018 rolled around without Teslas being able to do that, Musk didn’t admit he was wrong. Instead, he insisted it was just around the corner.

“Time-wise, we could probably do a coast-to-coast drive in 3 months, 6 months in the outside,” Musk claimed in February 2018.

We’re still waiting on that.

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