Electric car maker Tesla says as of now all of its models will be equipped to be fully self-driving.<br /><br /> Tesla’s Chief Executive Elon Musk said the new hardware package includes eight cameras, 12 updated sensors, and radar with faster processing. As the moment Tesla vehicles have just one camera. <br /><br /> New software currently being tested will mean that equipment should become fully operational by the end of 2017. At that time Musk said he expected a driver would be able to cross the United States from Los Angeles to New York without needing to touch the steering wheel.<br /><br /> Here’s the new hardware at work https://t.co/XAZFJcNvuh— Tesla (@TeslaMotors) October 20, 2016<br /><br /> Other carmakers have said they expect to be able to have autonomous driving capability by 2019 or 2021.<br /><br /> Critics pointed out Musk has set ambitious deadlines for Tesla many times, only to see timetables slip. <br /><br /> It is also unclear how Tesla’s future autonomous driving system will be greeted by regulators. Musk said it will be twice as safe as a human driver. However, federal and state regulators in the United States are proposing new, more rigorous standards to control the development and deployment of such systems.<br />
