Musk promotes video of Tesla FSD misuse as crash lawsuits mount

Elon Musk amplified a video of a 98-year-old driver not watching the road while using Tesla's Full Self-Driving system, exemplifying the unsupervised behavior that plaintiffs' lawyers cite in dozens of pending crash lawsuits.

First covered Sep 11, 2026 · 11:19 AM PT · 2 articles · no longer in the live window

Musk promotes video of Tesla FSD misuse as crash lawsuits mount — Image via electrek.co

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14d CleanTechnica Rush To Promote Unsupervised Tesla FSD Videos Raises More Questions — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is desperate to win the unsupervised FSD (Full Self Driving) race, but questions continue to rise over his promotion of the technology.

15d Electrek Musk promotes blatant Tesla FSD misuse as crash lawyers rejoice — Elon Musk is once again promoting the misuse of Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” (FSD), this time by amplifying a video of a 98-year-old man who openly admits he…

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krishnamoorthi.house.gov Krishnamoorthi Letter To Dot On Tesla Autopilot (krishnamoorthi.house.gov)

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Appeared in: 2026-09-14 (#17)

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