--- title: "Elon Musk: Teslas Will Be Fully Self-Driving By Next Year" description: "\"I think we will be feature complete — full self-driving — this year,\" Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a podcast on Tuesday." date: "2019-02-20" modified: "2019-02-20" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/elon-musk-full-self-driving-2020" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "Self-Driving Vehicles" - "Tesla" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "Self-driving cars" - "tesla" - "waymo" --- # Elon Musk: Teslas Will Be Fully Self-Driving By Next Year !["I think we will be feature complete — full self-driving — this year," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a podcast on Tuesday.]() *\Image: Tesla/Ramin Talaie/Corbis via Getty Images\* ## Full Autonomy According to Elon Musk, Tesla's cars are nearly ready for fully autonomous driving. "I think we will be feature complete — full self-driving — this year," Musk told Cathie Wood and Tasha Keeney of ARK Invest in a [podcast on Tuesday](). "Meaning the car will be able to find you in a parking lot, pick you up and take you all the way to your destination without an intervention, this year." ## Car Naps By next year, you'll be able to take a nap behind the wheel, Musk claimed in the same interview. "My guess as to when we would think it is safe for somebody to essentially fall asleep and wake up at their destination? Probably towards the end of next year," he said. And he's willing to stand by his words: "I would say I am of certain of that," he said. "That is not a question mark." ## Big Promises Musk is no stranger to [making big promises](). As it stands right now, Tesla's Autopilot can make [lane changes](), and navigate highway ramps — but it still can't handle most other roads. In October, Tesla [dropped the "full self-driving" mode]() from the Model 3, with Musk claiming it was "causing too much confusion" [in a tweet](). The race to have cars take over all driving functions is on. Alphabet's Waymo launched a [robo-taxi service]() in Arizona in December. But even Waymo's cars require human safety [drivers to take control]() on multiple occasions throughout a single ride. **READ MORE:** [Elon Musk Promises a Really Truly Self-Driving Tesla in 2020]() \[*Wired*\] ***More on Tesla:** [Teslas Are Getting a "Party and Camping Mode"]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()