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CNET News - Tesla beefs up Model S with autopilot, all-wheel-drive

2014-10-10
we're here in Southern California at a special Tesla event where Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced two important new features for the Model S one is an all-wheel drive option they call d so that be any model as a d appended to its standard model name this all-wheel drive option retains the rear motor and adds a smaller motor up front now there's also a whole new set of features that Elon must cause auto pilot these are advanced driver assistance features such as adaptive cruise control and Lane Keeping Assist must said that every model s it has been built in the past two weeks has come with a new set of sensors there's a forward-looking radar camera and ultrasonic sensors all around the car this system can actually recognize speed limit signs and adapt the speed of the car to the current speed limit on the road it can also follow lane lines and automatically steer the car through the lane along with adaptive cruise control and Lane Keeping Assist must said you can also summon your car but this capability will only occur on private property probably to avoid liability issues with the all-wheel drive option more than just an all-wheel drive system that gives better traction front and rear the car also has much more power must said it'll get to 60 miles per hour in 3.2 seconds I took a ride earlier in one of these cars and the acceleration is really astonishing it's definitely faster than the p85 version the most potent current version of the model s I'm Wayne Cunningham here in Southern California at the Tesla D event you
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