Tesla close to level 5 autonomous driving technology, Musk says

It's so strange to think that people used to hold Elon Musk in such high regard. This a bold-faced lie and anyone with a passing knowledge of what "level 5 autonomy" means can tell it isn't true. I don't know what the worse violation is here, the lie or his belief that it will convince anyone.

As a Model S and now Model 3 owner, Tesla is at least decades away from anything close to Level 5. Car still does phantom braking on freeways after what 6 years of Autopilot?

“I remain confident that we will have the basic functionality for level 5 autonomy complete this year.”<p>This type of quote frustrates me to no end because it&#x27;s obviously meant to stir up attention in the media, yet the vagueness of the language Musk uses removes any accountability to deliver. What is basic functionality for level 5 autonomy? I would define it as automated lateral and longitudinal control and a navigation system, and I would argue that quite a few auto companies have this &#x27;basic functionality&#x27; for level 5. I would love to hear other thoughts on this!

Note that it is not mentioned under what conditions, just that &quot;[...] will have basic functionality&quot;.<p>So probably something akin to Waymo&#x27;s experiment in Phoenix, rather than cross-country level 5.

Need to hype up the Tesla stock again.