It was set by other Teslas. The Verge has more information in their story at: https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/2/16842816/tesla-model-3-la-new-york-record-canno

It was set by other Teslas. The Verge has more information in their story at: https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/2/16842816/tesla-model-3-la-new-york-record-cannonball-run https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/2/16842816/tesla-model-3-la-... The relevant quote reads: Not only did the time best what Roy and a team did in 2016 when they did the run using a Model S and Autopilot by about 5 hours, but it also beat a record set just last summer by friends Jordan Hart and Bradly D'Souza in a Model S 85D by more than an hour. ("Roy" refers to Alex Roy, editor-at-large for the Drive, who was on the trip.)