More than 60 fatalities tied to Tesla driver-assistance systems emerge as the documentary’s sharpest charge, arguing Musk pushed self-driving claims years before the technology was ready.
Alex Gibney’s 3-hour-45-minute film says Tesla marketing exaggerated Autopilot and Full Self-Driving capabilities, while Musk muted lawsuits, federal probes and crash fallout.
The documentary also examines Musk’s personal and corporate conduct, including claims about fathering at least 14 children, alleged drug use, and what it portrays as deception around Tesla batteries and customer service.
Across Zip2, SpaceX, Tesla, X and his Trump-era government role, the film frames Musk as a visionary whose ambition increasingly turned into image-making, power seeking and destruction presented as innovation.