Tesla Motors didn't announce the self-driving car that some had expected, but did roll out an exotic suite of driver-aid and safety features Thursday night.

The he gave no timeline, CEO Elon Musk said additional features over time, combined with the ones announced Thursday, could serve almost like auto-pilot on an airplane.

Tesla also said at a big briefing event here that it'll have a hopped-up version of its Model S that has all-wheel drive and blasts to 60 mph in little more than 3 seconds.

Musk said in an interview with USA TODAY that his favorite car is the super-fast McLaren, a high-dollar, low-volume production car with racing attributes. Musk thinks the quickest Tesla will match the McLaren's 3.2-second sprint to 60 mph from standstill.

"It's like having your own personal roller coaster," he says.

 

"Insane" setting. I love that this guy makes things that are still cool and not killed by corporate propriety.