▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁an ▁electric ▁vehicle . ▁The ▁total ▁trip ▁time ▁was ▁ 5 8 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 5 5 ▁minutes . ▁The ▁trip ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁Anthony ▁Al var ado , ▁John nie ▁O berg , ▁and ▁Matt ▁Norden st rom . ▁ ▁Trans cont inental ▁autonom ous ▁record ▁ ▁From ▁October ▁ 1 8 – 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁De ena ▁M ast rac ci , ▁Re ese , ▁and ▁Alex ▁Roy ▁set ▁the ▁first ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁short est ▁LA - N Y C ▁trip ▁with ▁a ▁semi - aut onom ous ▁car . ▁The ▁tri o ▁drove ▁from ▁Red ondo ▁Beach , ▁CA ▁in ▁route ▁to ▁Red ▁Ball ▁Gar age ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁in ▁ 5 7 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 4 8 ▁minutes . ▁The ▁drivers ▁used ▁the ▁aut op il ot ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁T es la ▁Model ▁S ▁P 8 5 D ▁for ▁ 9 6 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 9 9 5 - mile ▁journey . ▁ ▁Double ▁trans cont inental ▁electric ▁vehicle ▁record ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁after ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 2 8 ▁hours ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁after ▁the ▁record - bre aking ▁autonom ous ▁run , ▁De ena ▁M ast rac ci ▁and ▁Re ese ▁drove ▁the ▁T es la ▁P 8 5 D ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Port of ino ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Red ondo ▁Beach , ▁California . ▁A ▁not ary ▁stood ▁by ▁to