Full range of Teslas in development

Tesla founder Elon Musk has today issues his second master plan for the company – announcing plans to take on even more automotive sectors.

While the company had started off focussing on niche parts of the automotive market, it was time to become a broader brand – with vehicles in more segments.

That will include a compact SUV, a ute/pickup truck, a large truck and a city bus.

“With the Model 3, a future compact SUV and a new kind of pickup truck, we plan to address most of the consumer market,” Musk explains in the plan.

“In addition to consumer vehicles, there are two other types of electric vehicle needed: heavy-duty trucks and high passenger-density urban transport,” Musk explains. “Both are in the early stages of development at Tesla and should be ready for unveiling next year.

“We believe the Tesla Semi will deliver a substantial reduction in the cost of cargo transport, while increasing safety and making it really fun to operate.”

Musk says the company will continue to fit autonomous vehicle hardware to all its vehicles, noting even in this early stage it is bring benefits.

“I should add a note here to explain why Tesla is deploying partial autonomy now, rather than waiting until some point in the future,” Musk explains. “The most important reason is that, when used correctly, it is already significantly safer than a person driving by themselves and it would therefore be morally reprehensible to delay release simply for fear of bad press or some mercantile calculation of legal liability.”

He also wants that autonomy to extend into ride sharing systems – so your autonomous Tesla can make money for you while not in use.

Read the full plan HERE.