Tesla developing self-driving for Model S

The Model S will benefit from autonomous car technologies being developed by Tesla.

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When the Model S launched last year, it was missing one feature-set commonly found among its luxury competitors: driver assistance features such as adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitoring, or lane departure warning. The company appears to be addressing that lack, according to a recent statement by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

As reported by Reuters, Musk says that Tesla is developing auto-pilot technology for the Model S, and it should be ready in three years.

The technology will allow the Model S to perform 90 percent of driving tasks. Fully autonomous driving will follow on at a future date. Tesla has a position open for an autonomous driving engineer, and Musk said the company would develop the technology in house, as opposed to working with Silicon Valley neighbor Google.