<P> As an upgrade above and beyond Enhanced Autopilot's capabilities, the company's stated intent is to offer full self - driving at a future time, acknowledging that legal, regulatory, and technical hurdles must be overcome to achieve this goal . </P> <P> As of February 2018, Tesla indicates that a demonstration of a self driving coast to coast drive will be ready in about six months, which has been delayed from an initial goal of end of 2017 . </P> <P> Autopilot was first offered on October 9, 2014, for Tesla Model S, followed by the Model X upon its release . Autopilot was included within a "Tech Package" option . At that time Autopilot features included semi-autonomous drive and parking capabilities . Initial versions of Autopilot were developed in partnership with Israeli company Mobileye . Tesla and Mobileye ended their partnership in July 2016 . </P> <P> In October 2015, Tesla released Autopilot version 7.0 to its customers . Autopilot Firmware 7.1 then removed some self - driving features to discourage customers from engaging in risky behavior and added Summon remote parking technology that can move the car forward and back without a driver in the car . </P>

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