The short version

Elon Musk predicted on October 1, 2016: “He claimed that a Tesla would be capable of traveling Los Angeles–New York by the end of 2017 “without the need for a single touch” of the steering wheel.” Verdict: Missed it. Musk predicted a fully autonomous LA-NYC trip by end of 2017. No such trip occurred or was demonstrated by Tesla without…

Prediction by

Elon Musk

On October 1, 2016

“He claimed that a Tesla would be capable of traveling Los Angeles–New York by the end of 2017 “without the need for a single touch” of the steering wheel.”

Follow-up

Musk predicted a fully autonomous LA-NYC trip by end of 2017. No such trip occurred or was demonstrated by Tesla without human intervention by that date. The prediction was not realized.

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