Elon Musk's Tesla Experiment: Unchecked Ambition Costs Lives

12 Mar 2026 | Abstracted from DW

A new documentary argues Tesla's self‑driving program uses customers as unpaid beta testers, leading to crashes and deaths. It portrays Elon Musk's pursuit of autonomy and Mars colonization as overriding safety and accountability. Whistleblowers and victims describe hidden defects, regulatory scrutiny, and a corporate culture where unchecked ambition has deadly consequences.

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