Elon Musk would rather sit in freeway traffic with Autopilot than use Waze

Get the Full StoryWhile making bold predictions about full self-driving cars during a podcast session with an investment firm this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk also shared how he gets around in a very Tesla way.

In the conversation with ARK Invest a Tesla shareholder that wrote a stern letter to Musk after he tweeted about taking Tesla private Musk said Tesla vehicles would be capable of self-driving by the end of this year and that by the end of 2020 human drivers wouldn't have to pay attention while the car drives and you could even take a nap until arriving to your destination.

As for what the electric cars are capable of now, Musk said he's a big believer and user in Tesla's semi-autonomous Autopilot system. "It's unsafe to not have Autopilot on," he said in the interview. Back in October Tesla released "Navigate on Autopilot," an advanced freeway-only feature that lets the car autosteer, change lanes, and even overtake slower traffic on its own. Read more...More about Tesla, Autopilot, Autonomous Vehicles, Waze, and Navigation Apps

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