Musk oversaw video that exaggerated Tesla’s self-driving capabilities

Musk oversaw video that exaggerated Tesla’s self-driving capabilities
Musk said in a tweet: "Tesla drives itself (no human input at all) thru urban streets to highway to streets, then finds a parking spot. (Image: Getty)
Bloomberg
By Dana Hull and Sean O'KaneElon Musk oversaw the creation of a 2016 video that exaggerated the abilities of Tesla’s driver-assistance system Autopilot, even dictating the opening text that claimed the company’s car drove itself, according to internal emails viewed by Bloomberg.Musk wrote to Tesla’s Autopilot team after 2am California time in October 2016 to emphasise the importance of a demonstration drive to promote the system, which the chief executive officer made a splashy announcement about a week later. In an O...

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