"Elon Musk's Terrifying Encounter with Autopilot: A Close Call at Tesla Office"

In a new biography of Elon Musk, it is revealed that the Tesla CEO would frequently berate his engineers after the company's Autopilot driver assistance technology nearly caused accidents during test drives. Musk's stubbornness on using only optical sensors and reluctance to incorporate LiDAR technology, which competitors like Waymo use for autonomous vehicles, may have contributed to the dangerous behavior. Despite engineers advocating for safer software, Musk insisted on relying solely on camera vision. Ultimately, the solution was to repaint lane lines on a problematic curve, temporarily addressing the issue.