Elon Musk said Tesla owners might soon be able to text and drive while using the car’s self-driving feature. However, the action is banned in nearly all states.

The Tesla CEO made the remarks while speaking at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, Nov. 6.

While speaking of Tesla’s version 14 self-driving update, which was released last month, Musk said, “We're actually getting to the point where we almost feel comfortable allowing people to text and drive ... Because that’s really what people want to do and (already) do.”

Musk said customers will be able to text and drive starting in one to two months. He did not provide explain how Tesla would skirt traffic laws. He said Tesla officials would first review safety statistics prior to making a decision.

“We will allow yo

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