Elon Musk's Crash Course

Elon Musk, the world's richest person, has claimed since 2015 that, for Tesla, technology for self-driving cars is a "solved problem," and made outlandish claims about Autopilot capabilities. But a New York Times investigation reveals the quixotic nature of Musk's pursuit of self-driving technology, and the tragic results.

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Elon Musk

Self (archive footage)

Jon McNeill

Self - President, Tesla (2015-18)

JT Stukes

Self - Senior Project Engineer, Tesla (2014-18)

Raven Jiang

Self - Autopilot Software Engineer, Tesla (2015-18)

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Emma Schwartz

Director

Production

Emma Schwartz

Producer

Banks Tarver

Executive Producer

Jason Stallman

Executive Producer

Ken Druckerman

Executive Producer

Mary Robertson

Executive Producer

Sam Dolnick

Executive Producer

Stephanie Preiss

Executive Producer

Esther Dere

Executive Producer

Directing

Emma Schwartz

Director

Production

Emma Schwartz

Producer

Banks Tarver

Executive Producer

Jason Stallman

Executive Producer

Ken Druckerman

Executive Producer

Mary Robertson

Executive Producer

Sam Dolnick

Executive Producer

Stephanie Preiss

Executive Producer

Esther Dere

Executive Producer