All new Teslas will have the technology needed to drive autonomously, Elon Musk says

Tesla announced Wednesday that all cars being produced today and going forward will be equipped with the necessary hardware to support fully autonomous driving -- including the upcoming Model 3. The required hardware includes eight cameras that add up to 360-degree visibility, 12 updated ultrasonic sensors with added sensitivity, and a forward-facing radar the company says will see through heavy rain, fog, dust "and even the car ahead." With the upgrade, Tesla moves further down the road to making its fleet of electric vehicles capable of driving without human direction, when the software and regulations allow for it. Chief Executive Elon Musk used a news briefing after the announcement to lay into media for spotlighting accidents that occur with Tesla cars using its Autopilot driver assist systems, without putting the accidents in context of the large number of overall traffic deaths. "You effectively dissuade people from using autonomous vehicles, and you're killing people," he said. The latest hardware upgrade adds yet another project to Musk's ever-rising stack of ambitions.