<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 three to six months . </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 the 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 . In December 2015, Tesla announced that it will remove some self - driving features to discourage customers from engaging in risky behavior . Autopilot Firmware 7.1 made those changes and includes remote parking technology known as Summon that can park and can bring the car to the driver without the driver in the car . </P>

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