Elon Musk blames ‘misleading’ media for publicizing self-driving car deaths

Published May 3, 2018 6:18pm ET



It’s the news media’s fault, says Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Jarring, bold-face headlines about deaths involving self-driving cars are misleading the public about the safety of the nascent technology, says Musk, whose company is among those developing it. The firms’ work has encountered heightened scrutiny this year after two fatal crashes involving vehicles from both Tesla and ride-hailing firm Uber in the Southwestern U.S.

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