That isn't on the market yet, but Audi, Lexus and other companies already offer vehicles that have varying degrees of "Look Ma, no hands" parking capability.
The car has self-parking capabilities, too, and the battery swap feature means that EV buyers aren't sacrificing any convenience in terms of fuelling up vs. traditional internal combustion vehicles.
For better or worse, cars in this rarefied price range are judged by their own set of standards, which do not include fuel economy, ease of parking or towing capability.
EV charging companies compete to provide tailored EV charging equipment and services — based on different business models, hardware, speed, parking management and networking capabilities — to large employers, local governments and retail outlets.
The so-called HW2 cars have been slow to get updates needed to bring them back to full feature parity with HW1 vehicles, however – but Musk noted that June will likely see HW2 cars get perpendicular automatic parking and rain sensor capabilities, too.
Sheridan Steele, the superintendent of Acadia National Park, saw his first drone last month, when a professor at a nearby college flew one around the park headquarters to demonstrate its capabilities.
Inside, the car has a completely redesigned, leather- and aluminum-clad cockpit, with satellite navigation, Bluetooth capability, a rear parking camera, a trip computer, launch control and Vehicle Dynamic Assistance (to monitor the car's vitals).
Bart Campbell, chairman of both the Heart Consortium Group holding company and Melbourne Storm, said: "Partnering with City to co-invest in Melbourne Heart will further strengthen the sporting landscape in one of the world's greatest cities and bring a range of new capabilities to AAMI Park.
The company is expected to roll out its Enhanced Autopilot, featuring self-parking and automatic lane-changing capabilities, before the end of the year.
The Mazda3 doesn't have parallel parking assist or anything like autonomous driving capabilities.
