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Elon Musk's Crash Course is a 2022 The New York Times–FX documentary film directed and produced by Emma Schwartz with reporting by Cade Metz and Neal Boudette. The documentary explores the promises made by Tesla's CEO Elon Musk in regards to self-driving cars and contrasts that with the fatal accidents that have occurred using the technology.
Original Release
05/20/2022
US Release
05/20/2022
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Elon Musk | Self - CEO, Tesla |
| Cade Metz | Self - Reporter, The New York Times |
| Neal Boudette | Self - Reporter, The New York Times |
| Kim Paquette | Self - Tesla Beta Tester |
| Peter Barrett | Self - Co-Founder, Rocket Science Games |
| Jim Ambras | Self - V.P. Product Development, ZIP2 |
| Marc Tarpenning | Self - Co-Founder, Tesla Motors |
| Alex Poulos | Self - Tesla Owner |
| Ken Falke | Self - Friend of Josh Brown |
| Mark Nelson | Self - Friend of Josh Brown |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Elon Musk | Self - CEO, Tesla |
| Cade Metz | Self - Reporter, The New York Times |
| Neal Boudette | Self - Reporter, The New York Times |
| Kim Paquette | Self - Tesla Beta Tester |
| Peter Barrett | Self - Co-Founder, Rocket Science Games |
| Jim Ambras | Self - V.P. Product Development, ZIP2 |
| Marc Tarpenning | Self - Co-Founder, Tesla Motors |
| Alex Poulos | Self - Tesla Owner |
| Ken Falke | Self - Friend of Josh Brown |
| Mark Nelson | Self - Friend of Josh Brown |
| Rob Veltre | Self - Friend of Josh Brown |
| Jon McNeill | Self - President, Tesla |
| JT Stukes | Self - Senior Project Engineer, Tesla (2014-18) |
| Raven Jiang | Self - Autopilot Software Engineer, Tesla (2015-16) |
| Akshat Patel | Self - Engineering Program Manager, Autopilot Tesla |
| Bryan Thomas | Self - Communications Director, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2016-2017) |
| Christopher Hart | Self - Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board (2014-2017) |
| Robert Sumwalt | Self - Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board (2017-2021) |
| Jeremy Banner | Self - Tesla Driver Killed in Crash |
| Martin Eberhard | Self - Co-Founder, Tesla Motors |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Esther Dere | Executive Producer |
| Sam Dolnick | Executive Producer |
| Ken Druckerman | Executive Producer |
| Stephanie Preiss | Executive Producer |
| Mary Robertson | Executive Producer |
| Jason Stallman | Executive Producer |
| Banks Tarver | Executive Producer |
| Emma Schwartz | Producer |
| Rachel Abrams | Producer |
| Melissa Bueno-Woerner | Producer |
| Liz Day | Producer |
| Liz Hodes | Producer |
