Tesla's 5G stop sign: Self-driving needs 'no connectivity whatsoever'

The global wireless industry continues to salivate at the prospect of selling high-speed, low-latency and revenue-generating services to automotive companies and motorists in support of the much-ballyhooed autonomous driving services of the future. But Tesla – the world's most valuable car company by a shockingly wide margin �� is boasting of a new self-driving technology that does not need a cellular connection at all. "We put it out there last night, and then we'll see how it goes and then probably release it to more people this weekend or early next week," said Elon Musk, Tesla's billionaire CEO, of the company's new Full Self-Driving (FSD) service. "And then just gradually step it up until we have, hopefully, a wide release by the end of this year."