Tesla electric vehicles will park themselves in 2019, Elon Musk says

A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Tesla cars will be able to find a parking spot on their own in 2019, CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday. Musk described the technology as a "slightly smarter version" of the automaker's Autopark feature, which currently enables a Tesla to parallel park or perpendicular park on its own once the car is next to a clearly marked open spot. "By next year, a Tesla should be able to drive around a parking lot, find an empty spot, read signs to confirm it's valid & park," Musk said on Twitter. It's not clear whether the automaker will require someone to be in the driver's seat. It's currently illegal on most American roads for a car to operate without someone in it, but many parking lots are located on private property.