Tesla engineer says Musk overstated the capability of autopilot

A Tesla engineer revealed that Elon Musk overstated the driver-assistance features of the brand's electric vehicles, which was far from achieving autonomy. — AFP

California authorities interviewed a Tesla Inc. engineer and concluded from his statements that Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk overstated the capability of Autopilot, the company’s driver-assistance system, early this year.

The clarification was described in a series of records the California Department of Motor Vehicles released to the legal-advocacy group PlainSite, which published the documents Thursday. According to a March 9 memo, DMV officials asked CJ Moore, a director of Autopilot software, about Musk’s claims that Teslas would be capable of fully autonomous driving this year.