first time they will be unleashed for driving 70 miles per hour along twisty, though clearly marked, highways for long stretches. (Other manufacturers like Volvo and Mercedes-Benz recently introduced their own semiautonomous features, but limit the functions to lower speeds

Source: www.nytimes.com

I guess this is called Level 2 autonomous, a big leap to level 3 and then level 4, but impressive that Tesla has trumped the European teams. Like soccer, they will not like this to have the Americans winning so expect a fast comeback in the media. This is global capitalism at work.