Tesla owners will soon be able to try Autopilot for free

Tesla owners will soon be able to give Autopilot a try — for free. 

That's what Elon Musk said at the electric car company's annual shareholder meeting in Silicon Valley Tuesday afternoon.

Musk — who first came on stage bizarrely teary and on the verge of crying — eventually calmed down and started his presentation about all things Tesla. 

After addressing concerns about Model 3 production and pricing and announcing a new Gigafactory for building batteries in Shanghai, he casually mentioned that next month the company would be offering free trials of the car's semi-autonomous software, Autopilot.  Read more...