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The Distance to Autonomy

The promise of fully autonomous vehicles advances amid testing, data, and ongoing limitations

Published on June 1, 2026


The Distance to Autonomy

For more than a decade, Elon Musk has spoken about self-driving cars as an approaching reality. Deadlines have shifted, predictions have been revised and timelines have stretched, but the central message has remained largely unchanged. The future, according to Tesla's vision, has always seemed close enough to see.

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