in the future — then the thing will just drive itself around. Google's self driving cars have a slew of sensors to facilitate driving without a human. Surely the Model X either does or doesn't (hint: it doesn't) and that's an easy thing to figure out for yourself, given access to the vehicle. Software isn't some magic spirit that can turn a normal car into a self driving car. Other than that, I think the author is probably right. Although he portrays Musk as being more conniving than he perhaps truly is. A lot of companies are moving towards self driving cars and it would be foolish for Tesla to not do the same, especially given their place in many minds as a futuristic car company.And one has to imagine that the Model X has much if not all of the hardware necessary that — should a certain over-the-air update arrive at some point