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
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)