tivity: Chapter 11 Developing and Managing Products Tesla Motors was founded with innovation in mind. Launched in 2003 by a group of engineers in Silicon Valley who wanted to prove that electric cars could replace gasoline-powered automobiles, Tesla's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy The Tesla Roadster was launched in 2008 and can travel 245 miles per charge of its lithium ion battery. There are now more than 2,400 Roadsters being driven in more than go countries. The Roadster was followed by the Tesla Model S in 2012. The Model S can travel 265 miles per charge and has room for seven passengers with 64 cubic feet of storage. The Model S was named Motor Trend's 2013 Car of the Year and achieved as star safety rating from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Nest came the Model X, which Tesla began delivering in 2015, and the Models began production in mid-2017. The Model z is Tesla's most affordable model to date, starting at $35,000. It has seating for five adults and can travel 215 miles per charge. The newest Tesla model available is the Model, which started production in early 2020 and is a fully electric compact luxury SUV. Improvements to battery life and safety features weren't the only upgrade Tesla had quietly been putting together. The company created a roar in the automobile industry when it announced in October 2016 that, moving forward, all vehicles produced in Tesla factories would have the hardware needed for full self-driving capabilities at a safety level higher than that of a human driver. This hardware includes eight surround cameras providing 360 degre visibility around the car up to ayo meters of range two updated ultrasonic sensors; forward facing radar that can see through heavy rain, fog, dust, and even the car ahead and a new onboard computer with more than 40 times the compating power of previous generations, Tesla's move was unprecedented compared to that of other cur companies, but not as much for them. While Tool is creating cars with the hardware needed for self driving capabilities, it does not have the software finished yet. It willfupdate the software in the cars produced to using over the ait software updates. This is a method thint Tesla already employs to enhance performance and flat security bugs, it allows them to continually improve cars even after they are on the road and to stay ahead of automaders who do not operate under this model. Tesla care currently feature an autopilot setting meant for highway driving and the Start Summon setting handles low-speed driving in parking lots Tesla vill has to complete millions of miles of real world testing before the settware can be implemented. The company will run the software in the background whilea professional drives the car and then compare what the computee would have done with what the preso did do. The goal is for self-driving cars to be even better than Humans at wolding crushes Tesla must also achieve regulatory approval of full self-driving cars before it can legally drive on public rodinys. Therefore, it is still unclear when customees teven those currently purchasing models featuring the new hardware) will be able to experience fly autonomous driving The addition of the self-driving hardware to Tesla cars in considered a(n) O 3. diffusion b. commercialization cinnovation O d. concept test Oon ko