Elon Musk's Crash Course

Overview

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.

Trailer

Cast

Elon Musk

Self (archive footage)

Jon McNeill

Self - President, Tesla (2015-18)

Cade Metz

Self

Neal Boudette

Self

JT Stukes

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

Raven Jiang

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