Elon Musk's Crash Course

Elon Musk's Crash Course

74 mins | Documentary | May 20, 2022

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.

Elon Musk's Crash Course

74 mins | Documentary | May 20, 2022

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.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers The New York Times, Left/Right
Original title Elon Musk's Crash Course
Directors Emma Schwartz
Writers

Cast

Elon Musk

as Self (archive footage)

Jon McNeill

as Self - President, Tesla (2015-18)

Cade Metz

as Self

Neal Boudette

as Self

JT Stukes

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

Raven Jiang

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