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October 10, 2014

Elon Musk’s New Car Drives Itself And Reads Your Calendar So It’s Ready When You Need It

Elon Musk kicked off the Tesla event in Los Angeles, Thursday by unveiling new features for the Model S electric sedan called the "D".

When he’s not fearing his own future death-machines, Elon Musk works on more potential death-machines, and his latest includes a self-driving car.

At the recent Tesla event in LA, Musk showcased the mysterious “D” project, which is actually the AI-controlled Model S electric sedan.

“This car is nuts. It’s like your own personal roller coaster,” said the billionaire CEO of the electric car maker.

As for the pricing, the Model S is now available in six basic variants. The single-motor versions are designated 60, 85 and P85 (P stands for performance), while the dual-motor variants are called 60D, 85D and P85D. The new versions cost $89,570, $97,570 and $120,170, respectively.

Here’s some interesting (and frightening) features of the new car:

  • Its autopilot can be adjusted based on how aggressive you want to drive. You can over-power the car, but it will warn you before you do anything dangerous
  • New photo and radar system can recognize lights, stop signs and pedestrians
  • Radar works through fog, rain, snow and sand. It works from 5 miles per hour to 150 miles per hour
  • Self parks—you can arrive at home and step out and the car will park itself
  • On private property, car can meet you when ready to leave. It connects to your digital calendar so it knows when it’s needed
  • New display shows cars around you

Check out the full story on Mashable.