I'm sure there's a volume discount when you order 100,000 of anything, even an S-Class. There's also the possibility of this not entirely being a cash sale.
That is, if the report is even true.
That is, if the report is even true.
Sci-fi days ahead methinks.
"The driver can fully cede control of all safety-critical functions in certain conditions. The car senses when conditions require the driver to retake control and provides a "sufficiently comfortable transition time" for the driver to do so."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car#Classification
Its expected their Model 3 mass market vehicle will contain the same, if not a greater level, of driving automation.
Disclaimer: I've traveled down the interstate in a friend's Model S for ~2-3 hours at a time at ~85mph in autopilot mode with no intervention required.
If you can't beat them, join them.
I wouldn't be surprised if the wholesale (with profit) cost on a S-Class Benz is somewhere around 65-70k. I'd imagine that the cost of building an S-Class (100k retail) over a C-Class (~40k) is nominal.